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#74ba97 color: Mountain Lake Green

#74ba97 is rgb(116, 186, 151) in RGB and oklch(73.254% 0.08785 161.429) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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150°
100%

73.3%
0.088
161°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sage
  • teal-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.21:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #74ba97

#74ba97 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 73.3% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.28:1 contrast and black text 9.21:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mountain Lake Green (#75b996). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #74ba97 mixed with white

  1. 74ba97
  2. 83c1a1
  3. 91c8ab
  4. 9fcfb5
  5. add6c0
  6. bbddca
  7. c8e3d4
  8. d6eadf
  9. e4f1ea
  10. f1f8f4

Darker: #74ba97 mixed with black

  1. 74ba97
  2. 64a183
  3. 54896f
  4. 45725c
  5. 375c49
  6. 294637
  7. 1b3226
  8. 0f1e17
  9. 050d08
  10. 010201

Calmer: #74ba97 with less saturation

  1. 74ba97
  2. 7ab899
  3. 80b79b
  4. 86b59c
  5. 8cb39e
  6. 91b2a0
  7. 96b0a2
  8. 9baea3
  9. 9faca5
  10. a4aaa7

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Colors that go with #74ba97

Complementary
#74ba97#cf93b9
Analogous
#74ba97#95b47a#5fbab6
Triadic
#74ba97#9fa2df#d8967d
Split
#74ba97#bb99d1#da929a

Questions about #74ba97

What color is #74ba97?

#74ba97 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Mountain Lake Green. In RGB it is rgb(116, 186, 151), in HSL hsl(150, 33.65%, 59.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.254% 0.08785 161.429).

What colors go well with #74ba97?

The complementary color of #74ba97 is #cf93b9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #95b47a and #5fbab6. The triadic partners are #9fa2df and #d8967d.

Is white or black text more readable on #74ba97?

Black text reads better on #74ba97: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and black gives 9.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #74ba97 a warm or cool color?

#74ba97 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 73.3% and its chroma 0.088.