#74A0B9 Color

#74A0B9 is rgb(116, 160, 185) in RGB and hsl(202, 33%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A0B9

HEX#74A0B9

RGBrgb(116, 160, 185)

HSLhsl(202, 33%, 59%)

HSVhsv(202, 37%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.06 233.7)

CMYKcmyk(37%, 14%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A0B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.47:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A0B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A0B9 Complementary#B98D74 Analogous#74B9B0 Analogous#747DB9 Triadic#B974A0 Triadic#A0B974

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A0B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#88AEC3 #99B9CC #AEC7D6 #BFD3DF #D3E1E9 #E4ECF1

Shades

#598DAB #497792 #3C6177 #304E5F #223744 #152129

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