#74BDBE#74BDBE

#74BDBE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.073 H 196.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74BDBE
RGB	rgb(116, 189, 190)
HSL	hsl(181, 36%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(181, 39%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.9%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.11, -22.46, -7.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.11, 23.74, 198.90°)
OKLab	oklab(75.11% -0.0699 -0.0212)
OKLCH	oklch(75.11% 0.073 196.8)
XYZ	xyz(34.6909, 43.8235, 55.3360)
Luminance	0.4383 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74BDBE #BE7574

analogous

#74BE9A #74BDBE #7498BE

triadic

#74BDBE #BE74BD #BDBE74

tetradic

#74BDBE #9A74BE #BE7574 #98BE74

square

#74BDBE #9A74BE #BE7574 #98BE74

split-complementary

#74BDBE #BE7498 #BE9A74

monochromatic

#3A7C7D #4EA6A7 #74BDBE #9ED1D2 #C7E5E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.15

#74BDBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.77

#74BDBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #74BDBE

9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74BDBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##74BDBE	1.00	2.15	9.77	9.77
#FFFFFF	2.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B4B7BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A7ADBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54C1BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74bdbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 189, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.073 196.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a0d1d1',
    500: '#74bdbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74bdbe;
$custom-light: #a0d1d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74bdbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.811,
    "s": 36.275,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75111,
    "c": 0.07308,
    "h": 196.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.43826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74BDBE

secondary

#D5B9B9

accent

#5D5CCC

background

#FAFCFC

surface

#F4F9F9

border

#CED2D2

text

#0F1414

muted

#7F8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #74BDBE

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