#74BDBF#74BDBF

#74BDBF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.073 H 198.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74BDBF
RGB	rgb(116, 189, 191)
HSL	hsl(182, 37%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(182, 39%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.3%, 1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.14, -22.21, -8.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.14, 23.68, 200.25°)
OKLab	oklab(75.14% -0.0695 -0.0225)
OKLCH	oklch(75.14% 0.073 198)
XYZ	xyz(34.8005, 43.8673, 55.9135)
Luminance	0.4387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74BDBF #BF7674

analogous

#74BF9B #74BDBF #7497BF

triadic

#74BDBF #BF74BD #BDBF74

tetradic

#74BDBF #9B74BF #BF7674 #97BF74

square

#74BDBF #9B74BF #BF7674 #97BF74

split-complementary

#74BDBF #BF7497 #BF9B74

monochromatic

#3A7D7E #4DA6A8 #74BDBF #9ED1D2 #C8E5E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.15

#74BDBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.77

#74BDBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #74BDBF

9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74BDBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##74BDBF	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)

#B4B7BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A6ADC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53C2BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74bdbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 189, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.073 198.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a0d1d2',
    500: '#74bdbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74bdbf;
$custom-light: #a0d1d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74bdbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.6,
    "s": 36.946,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75144,
    "c": 0.07309,
    "h": 198
  },
  "luminance": 0.4387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74BDBF

secondary

#D6BAB9

accent

#3936B0

background

#FAFCFC

surface

#F4F9F9

border

#CED2D2

text

#0F1414

muted

#7F8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #74BDBF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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