Palettes / Colors / #74BDCD

#74BDCD — Muted Teal

#74BDCD 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 #74BDCD 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.

#74BDCD 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 #CD8574; it also sits naturally between #74CDB1 and #7490CD. 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 74% · Blue 80%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #74BDCD

.text { color: #74BDCD; }
.background { background-color: #74BDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #74BDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(116, 189, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 47%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #74BDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(116, 189, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #74BDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(116, 189, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD8574:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #74BDCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #74BDCD

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 #74BDCD 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 #74BDCD 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

← #74BDCC  ·  #74BDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #74BDCD?

#74BDCD is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 116, 189, 205). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #74BDCD?

#74BDCD is RGB 116, 189, 205 — HSL 191°, 47%, 63% — CMYK 43%, 8%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #74BDCD?

Its complement is #CD8574; analogous partners are #74CDB1 and #7490CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #74BDCD for text?

Black text on #74BDCD has a contrast ratio of 9.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.