Information about #74C2BA color

#74C2BA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #74C2BA is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 194, 186) — 45.5% red, 76.1% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 31 / 0 / 3 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced water-like cyan, #74C2BA floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Monte Carlo (#7AC5B4). Nearby in the Register you will also find Fresh Soft Blue (#6AB9BB) and Neptune (#7CB7BB).

In RGB terms — rgb(116, 194, 186) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #74C2BA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. #74C2BA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#74C2BA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#74C2BA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #74C2BA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Seafoam Blue color link
Seafoam Blue

#78D1B6

Downy color link
Downy

#6FD2BE

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Pastel Teal color link
Pastel Teal

#63B7B7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74C2BA
  • RGB116, 194, 186
  • CMYK31, 0, 3, 24
  • CSSrgb(116, 194, 186)
  • HSL174°, 39%, 61%
  • HSL Precise173.846°, 39%, 60.784%
  • HSV174°, 40%, 76%
  • HSB174°, 40%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.761, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.761, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.761, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID74C2BA
  • DECIMAL ID7652026
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited0 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01