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#74C3AA Color

#74C3AA is rgb(116, 195, 170) in RGB, hsl(161, 40%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 13%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#74C3AA
HEX#74C3AA
RGBrgb(116, 195, 170)
HSLhsl(161, 40%, 61%)
HSVhsv(161, 41%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 13%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(75.9% 0.087 171.6)
LABlab(73.18% -29.85 4.58)
LCHlch(73.18% 30.20 171.28)

What #74C3AA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #74C3AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.55Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.87Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.23Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.72Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 11.73Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.85

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#74C3AA Channel Values

How #74C3AA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 116 · G 195 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 40% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 41% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #74C3AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #74C3AA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #74C3AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #74C3AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#74C3AA
Complementary
#C3748D
Analogous
#74C382
Analogous
#74B5C3
Triadic
#AA74C3
Triadic
#C3AA74
Split comp.
#C374B5
Split comp.
#C38274

Tints & Shades of #74C3AA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#86CBB5
#9BD4C2
#ADDCCD
#BFE3D8
#D1EBE3
#E6F4F0

Shades

#57B799
#45A184
#39846C
#2B6452
#1F473A
#122B23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #74C3AA.

How #74C3AA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#74C3AA
Protanopia#B9B9AA
Protanomaly#A2BDAA
Deuteranopia#AEAEAC
Deuteranomaly#9AB7AB
Tritanopia#7AC0C0
Tritanomaly#77C1B8
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #74C3AA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-74c3aa: #74C3AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #74C3AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-74c3aa': '#74C3AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.455, green: 0.765, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_74c3aa">#74C3AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#74C3AA"

More Green Colors

#74C3AA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#74C3AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #74C3AA?

#74C3AA is a light green — rgb(116, 195, 170) in RGB and hsl(161, 40%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.55.

What is the RGB value of #74C3AA?

#74C3AA is rgb(116, 195, 170) — red 116, green 195, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #74C3AA?

#74C3AA converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 13%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #74C3AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #74C3AA scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #74C3AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #74C3AA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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