#74CBC3#74CBC3
#74CBC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.504; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.085 H 188.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #74CBC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 203, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 46%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 43%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.9%, 0%, 3.9%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.29, -28.16, -4.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.29, 28.47, 188.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.52% -0.0845 -0.0118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.52% 0.085 188) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4049, 50.3621, 59.3162) |
| Luminance | 0.5037 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.28
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 6.54
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.71
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.73
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.09
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#74CBC3 #CB747C
analogous
#74CB98 #74CBC3 #74A7CB
triadic
#74CBC3 #C374CB #CBC374
tetradic
#74CBC3 #9874CB #CB747C #A7CB74
square
#74CBC3 #9874CB #CB747C #A7CB74
split-complementary
#74CBC3 #CB74A7 #CB9874
monochromatic
#368F87 #47BAB0 #74CBC3 #A1DCD6 #CDECE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#74CBC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.07
#74CBC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #74CBC3
11.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##74CBC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##74CBC3 | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.07 | 11.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3C3C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4B7C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4ECFC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #74cbc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 203, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.085 188.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1dbd5',
500: '#74cbc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #74cbc3; $custom-light: #a1dbd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#74cbc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 203,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.483,
"s": 45.55,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78515,
"c": 0.08533,
"h": 188
},
"luminance": 0.50365
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#74CBC3
secondary
#964D54
accent
#2D3AB9
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F6FBFB
border
#D0D4D4
text
#0F1514
muted
#808483