#74A494 Color

#74A494 is rgb(116, 164, 148) in RGB and hsl(160, 21%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A494

HEX#74A494

RGBrgb(116, 164, 148)

HSLhsl(160, 21%, 55%)

HSVhsv(160, 29%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(68% 0.057 171.8)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A494 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 text7.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A494 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A494 Complementary#A47484 Analogous#74A47C Analogous#749CA4 Triadic#9474A4 Triadic#A49474

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A494, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B0A3 #99BDB1 #ACC9BF #C1D7D0 #D4E3DE #E6EFEC

Shades

#619483 #517B6D #42665A #345047 #263B34 #16221E

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