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#74DFD8

#74dfd8 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#74dfd8 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 87.45% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 176.07°, with 62.57% saturation and 66.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 4.52.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.6145

Complementary

  1. #74dfd8
  2. #df747b

Split complementary

  1. #74dfd8
  2. #df74b1
  3. #dfa274

Analogous

  1. #74dfa2
  2. #74dfd8
  3. #74b1df

Triadic

  1. #74dfd8
  2. #d874df
  3. #dfd874

Tetradic

  1. #74dfd8
  2. #747bdf
  3. #df747b
  4. #dfd874

Square

  1. #74dfd8
  2. #a274df
  3. #df747b
  4. #b1df74

Monochromatic

  1. #239790
  2. #36d1c7
  3. #74dfd8
  4. #b2ede9
  5. #eefbfa

Shades

#74dfd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #74dfd8
  2. #68c9c2
  3. #5db2ad
  4. #519c97
  5. #468682
  6. #3a706c
  7. #2e5956
  8. #234341
  9. #172d2b
  10. #0c1616
  11. #000000

Tints

#74dfd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #74dfd8
  2. #82e2dc
  3. #90e5e0
  4. #9ee9e4
  5. #acece8
  6. #baefec
  7. #c7f2ef
  8. #d5f5f3
  9. #e3f9f7
  10. #f1fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#74dfd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #74dfd8
  2. #75d6cf
  3. #76ccc6
  4. #78c3be
  5. #79b9b5
  6. #7ab0ac
  7. #7ba6a3
  8. #7c9d9a
  9. #7e9392
  10. #7f8a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1d5d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d5d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3c8d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #38e4dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6d9d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9d2d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #56e2db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-74dfd8 {
  color: #74dfd8;
}
Background
.bg-74dfd8 {
  background-color: #74dfd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-74dfd8 {
  border: 2px solid #74dfd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #74dfd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 223 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 63% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-74dfd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74dfd8, #74b1df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-74dfd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 223 216 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.52 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.79 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.37 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.01 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.06 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.35 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.03 #8b2027 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#74dfd8  rgb(116, 223, 216)  hsl(176, 63%, 66%)  Medium Turquoise
#df747b  rgb(223, 116, 123)  hsl(356, 63%, 66%)  Light Coral
#d874df  rgb(216, 116, 223)  hsl(296, 63%, 66%)  Orchid
#dfd874  rgb(223, 216, 116)  hsl(56, 63%, 66%)  Straw