#74A493 Color

#74A493 is rgb(116, 164, 147) in RGB and hsl(159, 21%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A493

HEX#74A493

RGBrgb(116, 164, 147)

HSLhsl(159, 21%, 55%)

HSVhsv(159, 29%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.057 170.6)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 10%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A493 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 #74A493 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A493 Complementary#A47485 Analogous#74A47B Analogous#749DA4 Triadic#9374A4 Triadic#A49374

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A493, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B0A2 #99BDB0 #ACC9BE #C1D7CF #D4E3DE #E6EFEC

Shades

#619482 #517B6C #426659 #345046 #263B34 #16221E

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