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#74DBEF closest to Sky

#74DBEF is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Sky. In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 85.9% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(116, 219, 239)). Its HSL value is 190° hue, 79% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 51% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #74DBEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.12:1.

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Variations of #74DBEF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

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

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B8C6EF
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBD5F0
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8D5F0
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8C6EF
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A8CEEF
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #1AE4E1
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5DDFE9
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CCCCCC
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBD0D6

#74DBEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.60:1 Very poor#74DBEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.12:1 Super#74DBEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#74DBEF in CSS

/* Sky */
.color { color: #74DBEF; }
.background { background-color: #74DBEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #74DBEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(116 219 239);
color: hsl(190 79% 70%);
color: oklch(0.837 0.100 211.8);

#74DBEF FAQ

What color is #74DBEF?

#74DBEF is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Sky. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #74DBEF?

#74DBEF is rgb(116, 219, 239) in RGB, hsl(190, 79%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(51%, 8%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #74DBEF?

The complementary color of #74DBEF is #EF8874, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #74DBEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #74DBEF: 13.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #74DBEF a warm or cool color?

#74DBEF is a cool color.