Palettes / Colors / #74DFDC

#74DFDC — Light Teal

#74DFDC is a teal color we call Light 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 #74DFDC 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.

#74DFDC 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 #DF7275; it also sits naturally between #72DFA5 and #72ACDF. 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 87% · Blue 86%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #74DFDC

.text { color: #74DFDC; }
.background { background-color: #74DFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #74DFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(116, 223, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 63%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #74DFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(116, 223, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #74DFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(116, 223, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF7275:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #74DFDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #74DFDC

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 #74DFDC 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 #74DFDC 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 #74DFDC?

#74DFDC is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 116, 223, 220). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #74DFDC?

#74DFDC is RGB 116, 223, 220 — HSL 178°, 63%, 66% — CMYK 48%, 0%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #74DFDC?

Its complement is #DF7275; analogous partners are #72DFA5 and #72ACDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #74DFDC for text?

Black text on #74DFDC has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.