#74A49B Color

#74A49B is rgb(116, 164, 155) in RGB and hsl(169, 21%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A49B

HEX#74A49B

RGBrgb(116, 164, 155)

HSLhsl(169, 21%, 55%)

HSVhsv(169, 29%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.053 181.7)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 5%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A49B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A49B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A49B Complementary#A4747D Analogous#74A483 Analogous#7495A4 Triadic#9C74A4 Triadic#A49C74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A49B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B0A9 #99BDB6 #ACC9C3 #C1D7D3 #D4E3E0 #E6EFED

Shades

#61948B #517B74 #42665F #34504B #263B37 #162220

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