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#74DCCE Color

#74DCCE is rgb(116, 220, 206) in RGB, hsl(172, 60%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 6%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#74DCCE
HEX#74DCCE
RGBrgb(116, 220, 206)
HSLhsl(172, 60%, 66%)
HSVhsv(172, 47%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 6%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.1 184.1)
LABlab(81.26% -34.24 -2.98)
LCHlch(81.26% 34.37 184.97)

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

Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 7.69Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 8.11Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 8.91Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 9.2Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.03Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 12.72

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

#74DCCE Channel Values

How #74DCCE 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 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 172° · S 60% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 172° · S 47% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #74DCCE 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #74DCCE

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

Base
#74DCCE
Complementary
#DC7482
Analogous
#74DC9A
Analogous
#74B6DC
Triadic
#CE74DC
Triadic
#DCCE74
Split comp.
#DC74B6
Split comp.
#DC9A74

Tints & Shades of #74DCCE

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

#89E1D6
#99E6DB
#ADEBE2
#BEEFE8
#D2F4EF
#E2F8F5

Shades

#50D3C2
#31C4B0
#289F8F
#207E72
#165A51
#0D3530

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

How #74DCCE 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#74DCCE
Protanopia#CFCFCE
Protanomaly#B2D4CE
Deuteranopia#C2C2D0
Deuteranomaly#A8CDCF
Tritanopia#78DADA
Tritanomaly#76DBD5
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #74DCCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-74dcce: #74DCCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #74DCCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-74dcce': '#74DCCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.455, green: 0.863, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_74dcce">#74DCCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#74DCCE"

More Teal Colors

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

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#74DCCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #74DCCE?

#74DCCE is a light teal — rgb(116, 220, 206) in RGB and hsl(172, 60%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.69.

What is the RGB value of #74DCCE?

#74DCCE is rgb(116, 220, 206) — red 116, green 220, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #74DCCE?

#74DCCE converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 6%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #74DCCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #74DCCE scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #74DCCE 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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