Palettes / Colors / #74DBEF

#74DBEF — Light Vivid Teal

#74DBEF is a teal color we call Light Vivid 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 #74DBEF 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.

#74DBEF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EF8A76; it also sits naturally between #76EFC7 and #769EEF. 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 86% · Blue 94%

Cyan 51% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #74DBEF

.text { color: #74DBEF; }
.background { background-color: #74DBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #74DBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(116, 219, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 79%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #74DBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(116, 219, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #74DBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(116, 219, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF8A76:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #74DBEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #74DBEF

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 #74DBEF 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 #74DBEF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #74DBEF 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 #74DBEF?

#74DBEF is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 116, 219, 239). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #74DBEF?

#74DBEF is RGB 116, 219, 239 — HSL 190°, 79%, 70% — CMYK 51%, 8%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #74DBEF?

Its complement is #EF8A76; analogous partners are #76EFC7 and #769EEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #74DBEF for text?

Black text on #74DBEF has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.