#74A4AA Color

#74A4AA is rgb(116, 164, 170) in RGB and hsl(187, 24%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A4AA

HEX#74A4AA

RGBrgb(116, 164, 170)

HSLhsl(187, 24%, 56%)

HSVhsv(187, 32%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.052 205.8)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 4%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A4AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A4AA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A4AA Complementary#AA7A74 Analogous#74AA95 Analogous#7489AA Triadic#AA74A3 Triadic#A3AA74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A4AA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B0B5 #9ABCC1 #ADC9CD #C0D5D8 #D3E2E4 #E6EEEF

Shades

#5F949B #4F7C82 #42676C #324E52 #25393C #152123

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