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#74CDD8 Summer of ’82

#74CDD8 is a light, moderately saturated turquoise named Summer of ’82. In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 80.4% green and 84.7% blue (rgb(116, 205, 216)). Its HSL value is 187° hue, 56% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 46% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. #74CDD8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.47:1.

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Variations of #74CDD8

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#74CDD8 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#74CDD8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #74CDD8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B0BAD8
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0C7D9
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFC7D9
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0BAD8
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A2C1D8
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #3FD4D0
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #63D0D4
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B0C3C6

#74CDD8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.83:1 Very poor#74CDD8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.47:1 Very good#74CDD8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#74CDD8 in CSS

/* Summer of ’82 */
.color { color: #74CDD8; }
.background { background-color: #74CDD8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #74CDD8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(116 205 216);
color: hsl(187 56% 65%);
color: oklch(0.797 0.087 205.9);

#74CDD8 FAQ

What color is #74CDD8?

#74CDD8 is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Summer of ’82. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #74CDD8?

#74CDD8 is rgb(116, 205, 216) in RGB, hsl(187, 56%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(46%, 5%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #74CDD8?

The complementary color of #74CDD8 is #D87F74, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #74CDD8?

Black text has the best contrast on #74CDD8: 11.47:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #74CDD8 a warm or cool color?

#74CDD8 is a cool color.