#74A49C Color

#74A49C is rgb(116, 164, 156) in RGB and hsl(170, 21%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A49C

HEX#74A49C

RGBrgb(116, 164, 156)

HSLhsl(170, 21%, 55%)

HSVhsv(170, 29%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.053 183.3)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A49C 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 #74A49C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A49C Complementary#A4747C Analogous#74A484 Analogous#7494A4 Triadic#9C74A4 Triadic#A49C74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A49C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B0A9 #99BDB7 #ACC9C4 #C1D7D3 #D4E3E0 #E6EFED

Shades

#61948C #517B74 #426660 #34504C #263B37 #162220

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