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#74D8BB Color

#74D8BB is rgb(116, 216, 187) in RGB, hsl(163, 56%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 13%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#74D8BB
HEX#74D8BB
RGBrgb(116, 216, 187)
HSLhsl(163, 56%, 65%)
HSVhsv(163, 46%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 13%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.104 172.6)
LABlab(79.69% -35.93 4.79)
LCHlch(79.69% 36.25 172.41)

What #74D8BB 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 #74D8BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.45Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.4Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.07Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 10.06Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.27Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 12.58

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

#74D8BB Channel Values

How #74D8BB 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 216 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 56% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 46% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #74D8BB 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #74D8BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #74D8BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #74D8BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#74D8BB
Complementary
#D87490
Analogous
#74D889
Analogous
#74C2D8
Triadic
#BB74D8
Triadic
#D8BB74
Split comp.
#D874C2
Split comp.
#D88974

Tints & Shades of #74D8BB

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

#88DDC5
#98E2CD
#ABE7D6
#BFEDE0
#D3F3EA
#E3F7F1

Shades

#50CEAA
#36BF98
#2C9B7C
#22775F
#185443
#0F3429

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #74D8BB.

How #74D8BB 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#74D8BB
Protanopia#CBCBBB
Protanomaly#AFD1BB
Deuteranopia#BEBEBD
Deuteranomaly#A6C9BC
Tritanopia#7BD5D5
Tritanomaly#78D6CB
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #74D8BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-74d8bb: #74D8BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #74D8BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-74d8bb': '#74D8BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.455, green: 0.847, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_74d8bb">#74D8BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#74D8BB"

More Green Colors

#74D8BB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#74D8BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #74D8BB?

#74D8BB is a light green — rgb(116, 216, 187) in RGB and hsl(163, 56%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.45.

What is the RGB value of #74D8BB?

#74D8BB is rgb(116, 216, 187) — red 116, green 216, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #74D8BB?

#74D8BB converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 13%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #74D8BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #74D8BB scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #74D8BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #74D8BB 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 5.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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