#74A8AA Color

#74A8AA is rgb(116, 168, 170) in RGB and hsl(182, 24%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A8AA

HEX#74A8AA

RGBrgb(116, 168, 170)

HSLhsl(182, 24%, 56%)

HSVhsv(182, 32%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.055 199)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 1%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A8AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A8AA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A8AA Complementary#AA7674 Analogous#74AA91 Analogous#748DAA Triadic#AA74A8 Triadic#A8AA74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A8AA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B4B5 #9AC0C1 #ADCCCD #C0D7D8 #D3E3E4 #E6EFEF

Shades

#5F999B #4F8082 #426A6C #325152 #253B3C #152223

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