Information about #74CEBC color

#74CEBC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#74CEBC falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 206, 188) — 45.5% red, 80.8% green, 73.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 35 / 0 / 7 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#74CEBC is a pleasantly vivid cyan that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Downy (#6FD2BE). Slightly further away sit Seafoam Blue (#78D1B6) and Monte Carlo (#7AC5B4).

In RGB terms — rgb(116, 206, 188) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #74CEBC: 11.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. No one has named #74CEBC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#74CEBC color variations

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

#74CEBC 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 #74CEBC

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

Downy color link
Downy

#6FD2BE

Seafoam Blue color link
Seafoam Blue

#78D1B6

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Bermuda color link
Bermuda

#86D2C1

Bayside color link
Bayside

#5FC9BF

Pearl Aqua color link
Pearl Aqua

#88D8C0

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

#74CEBC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74CEBC
  • RGB116, 206, 188
  • CMYK35, 0, 7, 19
  • CSSrgb(116, 206, 188)
  • HSL168°, 48%, 63%
  • HSL Precise168°, 47.872%, 63.137%
  • HSV168°, 44%, 81%
  • HSB168°, 44%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.808, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.808, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.808, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID74CEBC
  • DECIMAL ID7655100
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01