#74A0BE Color

#74A0BE is rgb(116, 160, 190) in RGB and hsl(204, 36%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A0BE

HEX#74A0BE

RGBrgb(116, 160, 190)

HSLhsl(204, 36%, 60%)

HSVhsv(204, 39%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.065 238.7)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 16%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A0BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A0BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A0BE Complementary#BE9274 Analogous#74BEB6 Analogous#747CBE Triadic#BE74A0 Triadic#A0BE74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A0BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#86ACC6 #9ABAD0 #ACC6D8 #C1D4E2 #D2E0EA #E7EEF4

Shades

#598DB1 #487899 #3B627D #2E4D61 #213745 #14212A

Use #74A0BE in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex