Palettes / Colors / #74AFA9

#74AFA9 — Dusty Teal

#74AFA9 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #74AFA9 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#74AFA9 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AF747A; it also sits naturally between #74AF8B and #7497AF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 45% · Green 69% · Blue 66%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 31%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #74AFA9

.text { color: #74AFA9; }
.background { background-color: #74AFA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #74AFA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(116, 175, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 27%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #74AFA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(116, 175, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #74AFA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(116, 175, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#74AFA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#74AFA9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AF747A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #74AFA9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #74AFA9

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #74AFA9 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #74AFA9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #74AFA9?

#74AFA9 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 116, 175, 169). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #74AFA9?

#74AFA9 is RGB 116, 175, 169 — HSL 174°, 27%, 57% — CMYK 34%, 0%, 3%, 31%.

What colors go with #74AFA9?

Its complement is #AF747A; analogous partners are #74AF8B and #7497AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #74AFA9 for text?

Black text on #74AFA9 has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.49:1.