Palettes / Colors / #74AFAA

#74AFAA — Dusty Teal

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

#74AFAA 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 #AF7479; it also sits naturally between #74AF8C and #7496AF. 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 67%

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 #74AFAA

.text { color: #74AFAA; }
.background { background-color: #74AFAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #74AFAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(116, 175, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 27%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #74AFAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(116, 175, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #74AFAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(116, 175, 170, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #74AFAA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AF7479:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #74AFAA: #000000.

How #74AFAA 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 #74AFAA 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 #74AFAA?

#74AFAA is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 116, 175, 170). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #74AFAA?

#74AFAA is RGB 116, 175, 170 — HSL 175°, 27%, 57% — CMYK 34%, 0%, 3%, 31%.

What colors go with #74AFAA?

Its complement is #AF7479; analogous partners are #74AF8C and #7496AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #74AFAA for text?

Black text on #74AFAA has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.48:1.