#74A8BE Color

#74A8BE is rgb(116, 168, 190) in RGB and hsl(198, 36%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A8BE

HEX#74A8BE

RGBrgb(116, 168, 190)

HSLhsl(198, 36%, 60%)

HSVhsv(198, 39%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.064 226.3)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 12%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A8BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A8BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A8BE Complementary#BE8A74 Analogous#74BEAF Analogous#7483BE Triadic#BE74A8 Triadic#A8BE74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A8BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#86B3C6 #9AC0D0 #ACCBD8 #C1D8E2 #D2E3EA #E7F0F4

Shades

#5996B1 #488099 #3B697D #2E5261 #213A45 #14232A

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