#74A4BE Color

#74A4BE is rgb(116, 164, 190) in RGB and hsl(201, 36%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A4BE

HEX#74A4BE

RGBrgb(116, 164, 190)

HSLhsl(201, 36%, 60%)

HSVhsv(201, 39%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.064 232.6)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 14%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A4BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A4BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A4BE Complementary#BE8E74 Analogous#74BEB3 Analogous#747FBE Triadic#BE74A4 Triadic#A4BE74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A4BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#86AFC6 #9ABDD0 #ACC8D8 #C1D6E2 #D2E1EA #E7EFF4

Shades

#5992B1 #487C99 #3B667D #2E4F61 #213945 #14222A

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