#74A8B4 Color

#74A8B4 is rgb(116, 168, 180) in RGB and hsl(191, 30%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A8B4

HEX#74A8B4

RGBrgb(116, 168, 180)

HSLhsl(191, 30%, 58%)

HSVhsv(191, 36%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.058 213.7)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 7%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A8B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.62:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A8B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A8B4 Complementary#B48074 Analogous#74B4A0 Analogous#7488B4 Triadic#B474A8 Triadic#A8B474

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A8B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#88B5BF #98BFC8 #ACCBD2 #C0D8DD #D4E4E8 #E4EEF1

Shades

#5998A6 #4D828F #3E6A74 #30525A #223A3F #152428

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