Palettes / Colors / #74BBCF

#74BBCF — Muted Teal

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #74BBCF 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.

#74BBCF 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 #CF8672; it also sits naturally between #72CFB5 and #728DCF. 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 81%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #74BBCF

.text { color: #74BBCF; }
.background { background-color: #74BBCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #74BBCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(116, 187, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 49%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #74BBCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(116, 187, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #74BBCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(116, 187, 207, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CF8672:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #74BBCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #74BBCF

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 #74BBCF 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 #74BBCF 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

← #74BBCE  ·  #74BBD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #74BBCF?

#74BBCF is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 116, 187, 207). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #74BBCF?

#74BBCF is RGB 116, 187, 207 — HSL 193°, 49%, 63% — CMYK 44%, 10%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #74BBCF?

Its complement is #CF8672; analogous partners are #72CFB5 and #728DCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #74BBCF for text?

Black text on #74BBCF has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.15:1.