#74A0B4 Color

#74A0B4 is rgb(116, 160, 180) in RGB and hsl(199, 30%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A0B4

HEX#74A0B4

RGBrgb(116, 160, 180)

HSLhsl(199, 30%, 58%)

HSVhsv(199, 36%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.056 227.8)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 11%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A0B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A0B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A0B4 Complementary#B48874 Analogous#74B4A8 Analogous#7480B4 Triadic#B474A0 Triadic#A0B474

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A0B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#88ADBF #98B9C8 #ACC6D2 #C0D4DD #D4E1E8 #E4EDF1

Shades

#598EA6 #4D7A8F #3E6374 #304C5A #22363F #152228

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