#74A3B4 Color

#74A3B4 is rgb(116, 163, 180) in RGB and hsl(196, 30%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A3B4

HEX#74A3B4

RGBrgb(116, 163, 180)

HSLhsl(196, 30%, 58%)

HSVhsv(196, 36%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.056 222.4)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 9%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A3B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A3B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A3B4 Complementary#B48574 Analogous#74B4A5 Analogous#7483B4 Triadic#B474A3 Triadic#A3B474

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A3B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#88B0BF #98BBC8 #ACC8D2 #C0D5DD #D4E2E8 #E4EDF1

Shades

#5991A6 #4D7D8F #3E6674 #304E5A #22373F #152328

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