#74A49F Color

#74A49F is rgb(116, 164, 159) in RGB and hsl(174, 21%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A49F

HEX#74A49F

RGBrgb(116, 164, 159)

HSLhsl(174, 21%, 55%)

HSVhsv(174, 29%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.052 187.9)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 3%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A49F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A49F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A49F Complementary#A47479 Analogous#74A487 Analogous#7491A4 Triadic#A074A4 Triadic#A4A074

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A49F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B0AC #99BDB9 #ACC9C6 #C1D7D5 #D4E3E1 #E6EFEE

Shades

#61948F #517B77 #426662 #34504D #263B39 #162221

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