Palettes / Colors / #74BBC8

#74BBC8 — Muted Teal

#74BBC8 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

#74BBC8 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 #C88174; it also sits naturally between #74C8AB and #7492C8. 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 73% · Blue 78%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #74BBC8

.text { color: #74BBC8; }
.background { background-color: #74BBC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #74BBC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(116, 187, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 43%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #74BBC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(116, 187, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #74BBC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(116, 187, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#74BBC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#74BBC8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C88174:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #74BBC8: #000000.

How #74BBC8 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 #74BBC8 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 #74BBC8?

#74BBC8 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 116, 187, 200). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #74BBC8?

#74BBC8 is RGB 116, 187, 200 — HSL 189°, 43%, 62% — CMYK 42%, 7%, 0%, 22%.

What colors go with #74BBC8?

Its complement is #C88174; analogous partners are #74C8AB and #7492C8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #74BBC8 for text?

Black text on #74BBC8 has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.