#74A9AA Color

#74A9AA is rgb(116, 169, 170) in RGB and hsl(181, 24%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A9AA

HEX#74A9AA

RGBrgb(116, 169, 170)

HSLhsl(181, 24%, 56%)

HSVhsv(181, 32%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(69.8% 0.056 197.4)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A9AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.63:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A9AA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A9AA Complementary#AA7574 Analogous#74AA90 Analogous#748EAA Triadic#AA74A9 Triadic#A9AA74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A9AA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B5B5 #9AC0C1 #ADCCCD #C0D8D8 #D3E4E4 #E6EFEF

Shades

#5F9A9B #4F8182 #426B6C #325252 #253C3C #152323

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