#74A4A2 Color

#74A4A2 is rgb(116, 164, 162) in RGB and hsl(178, 21%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A4A2

HEX#74A4A2

RGBrgb(116, 164, 162)

HSLhsl(178, 21%, 55%)

HSVhsv(178, 29%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.051 192.8)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 1%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A4A2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.77:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A4A2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A4A2 Complementary#A47476 Analogous#74A48B Analogous#748EA4 Triadic#A374A4 Triadic#A4A374

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A4A2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B0AF #99BDBB #ACC9C8 #C1D7D6 #D4E3E2 #E6EFEF

Shades

#619492 #517B7A #426665 #34504F #263B3A #162222

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