Information about #74CDC8 color

#74CDC8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #74CDC8 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(116, 205, 200) — 45.5% red, 80.4% green, 78.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 35 / 0 / 2 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #74CDC8 reads as a clearly saturated water-like cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Northern Lights Blue (#78C7C7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Downy (#6FD2BE) and Blue Hosta (#77BFC7).

The recipe behind #74CDC8 is rgb(116, 205, 200), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #74CDC8 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. No one has named #74CDC8 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#74CDC8 color variations

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

#74CDC8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#74CDC8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#338D89

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Black

#000000

#74CDC8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#75B1AE

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Grey

#808080

#74CDC8 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#74CDC8 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
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#CD7479
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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
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#CD9C74
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#CD74A5
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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
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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
#74CDC8
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#C974CD
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#CDC974
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#7479CD
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#CDC974
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#9C74CD
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#CD7479
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#A5CD74
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Nearest named colors to #74CDC8

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

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

Downy color link
Downy

#6FD2BE

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Onepoto color link
Onepoto

#81D3D1

Tiffany Blue color link
Tiffany Blue

#81D8D0

Seafoam Blue color link
Seafoam Blue

#78D1B6

Aqua Splash color link
Aqua Splash

#85CED1

Pastel Ocean color link
Pastel Ocean

#6ECDDB

Bermuda color link
Bermuda

#86D2C1

Kathy & Michael at 20 Years and Beyond color link
Kathy & Michael at 20 Years and Beyond

#64D8D0

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

#74CDC8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74CDC8
  • RGB116, 205, 200
  • CMYK35, 0, 2, 20
  • CSSrgb(116, 205, 200)
  • HSL177°, 47%, 63%
  • HSL Precise176.629°, 47.09%, 62.941%
  • HSV177°, 43%, 80%
  • HSB177°, 43%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.804, 0.784)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.804, 0.784, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.804, 0.784)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID74CDC8
  • DECIMAL ID7654856
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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