#74979A Color

#74979A is rgb(116, 151, 154) in RGB and hsl(185, 16%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74979A

HEX#74979A

RGBrgb(116, 151, 154)

HSLhsl(185, 16%, 53%)

HSVhsv(185, 25%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.039 202.8)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 2%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74979A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74979A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74979A Complementary#9A7774 Analogous#749A8A Analogous#74849A Triadic#9A7497 Triadic#979A74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74979A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#86A4A7 #9AB4B6 #ACC1C3 #C1D1D2 #D3DEDF #E7EDEE

Shades

#638588 #547173 #455C5F #36484A #273435 #182021

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