#74A49D Color

#74A49D is rgb(116, 164, 157) in RGB and hsl(171, 21%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A49D

HEX#74A49D

RGBrgb(116, 164, 157)

HSLhsl(171, 21%, 55%)

HSVhsv(171, 29%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.052 184.8)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 4%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A49D 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 text7.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A49D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A49D Complementary#A4747B Analogous#74A485 Analogous#7493A4 Triadic#9D74A4 Triadic#A49D74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A49D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B0AA #99BDB7 #ACC9C4 #C1D7D3 #D4E3E1 #E6EFEE

Shades

#61948C #517B75 #426661 #34504C #263B38 #162220

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