#74A5AA Color

#74A5AA is rgb(116, 165, 170) in RGB and hsl(186, 24%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A5AA

HEX#74A5AA

RGBrgb(116, 165, 170)

HSLhsl(186, 24%, 56%)

HSVhsv(186, 32%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.053 204)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 3%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A5AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A5AA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A5AA Complementary#AA7974 Analogous#74AA94 Analogous#7489AA Triadic#AA74A4 Triadic#A4AA74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A5AA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B1B5 #9ABDC1 #ADC9CD #C0D6D8 #D3E2E4 #E6EFEF

Shades

#5F959B #4F7D82 #42676C #324F52 #253A3C #152123

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