#74A2BE Color

#74A2BE is rgb(116, 162, 190) in RGB and hsl(203, 36%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A2BE

HEX#74A2BE

RGBrgb(116, 162, 190)

HSLhsl(203, 36%, 60%)

HSVhsv(203, 39%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(69% 0.064 235.7)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 15%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A2BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A2BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A2BE Complementary#BE9074 Analogous#74BEB5 Analogous#747DBE Triadic#BE74A2 Triadic#A2BE74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A2BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#86ADC6 #9ABBD0 #ACC7D8 #C1D5E2 #D2E1EA #E7EFF4

Shades

#598FB1 #487A99 #3B647D #2E4D61 #213745 #14212A

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