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#74DCBD Color

#74DCBD is rgb(116, 220, 189) in RGB, hsl(162, 60%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 14%, 14%) 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 5.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#74DCBD
HEX#74DCBD
RGBrgb(116, 220, 189)
HSLhsl(162, 60%, 66%)
HSVhsv(162, 47%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 14%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.108 171.9)
LABlab(80.89% -37.25 5.45)
LCHlch(80.89% 37.65 171.67)

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

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.87Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.75Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.83Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 9.17Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 12.61Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 12.84

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

#74DCBD Channel Values

How #74DCBD 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 220 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 60% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 47% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #74DCBD 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #74DCBD

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

Base
#74DCBD
Complementary
#DC7493
Analogous
#74DC89
Analogous
#74C8DC
Triadic
#BD74DC
Triadic
#DCBD74
Split comp.
#DC74C8
Split comp.
#DC8974

Tints & Shades of #74DCBD

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

#89E1C7
#99E6CF
#ADEBD8
#BEEFE0
#D2F4EA
#E2F8F1

Shades

#50D3AC
#31C498
#289F7B
#207E62
#165A46
#0D3529

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

How #74DCBD 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#74DCBD
Protanopia#CFCFBD
Protanomaly#B2D4BD
Deuteranopia#C2C2BF
Deuteranomaly#A8CDBE
Tritanopia#7CD8D8
Tritanomaly#79DACE
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #74DCBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-74dcbd: #74DCBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #74DCBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-74dcbd': '#74DCBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.455, green: 0.863, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_74dcbd">#74DCBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#74DCBD"

More Green Colors

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

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#74DCBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #74DCBD?

#74DCBD is a light green — rgb(116, 220, 189) in RGB and hsl(162, 60%, 66%) 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 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #74DCBD?

#74DCBD is rgb(116, 220, 189) — red 116, green 220, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #74DCBD?

#74DCBD converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 14%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #74DCBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #74DCBD scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #74DCBD 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 5.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.