#74A499 Color

#74A499 is rgb(116, 164, 153) in RGB and hsl(166, 21%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A499

HEX#74A499

RGBrgb(116, 164, 153)

HSLhsl(166, 21%, 55%)

HSVhsv(166, 29%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.054 178.8)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 7%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A499 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A499 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A499 Complementary#A4747F Analogous#74A481 Analogous#7497A4 Triadic#9974A4 Triadic#A49974

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A499, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B0A7 #99BDB4 #ACC9C2 #C1D7D2 #D4E3DF #E6EFED

Shades

#619488 #517B71 #42665E #34504A #263B36 #16221F

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