#74A5B9 Color

#74A5B9 is rgb(116, 165, 185) in RGB and hsl(197, 33%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A5B9

HEX#74A5B9

RGBrgb(116, 165, 185)

HSLhsl(197, 33%, 59%)

HSVhsv(197, 37%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.06 225.3)

CMYKcmyk(37%, 11%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A5B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A5B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A5B9 Complementary#B98774 Analogous#74B9AA Analogous#7483B9 Triadic#B974A5 Triadic#A5B974

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A5B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#88B3C3 #99BDCC #AECBD6 #BFD5DF #D3E3E9 #E4EEF1

Shades

#5994AB #497D92 #3C6677 #30525F #223A44 #152329

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