#74A9AF Color

#74A9AF is rgb(116, 169, 175) in RGB and hsl(186, 27%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A9AF

HEX#74A9AF

RGBrgb(116, 169, 175)

HSLhsl(186, 27%, 57%)

HSVhsv(186, 34%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(70% 0.056 204.9)

CMYKcmyk(34%, 3%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A9AF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.61:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A9AF based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A9AF Complementary#AF7A74 Analogous#74AF97 Analogous#748BAF Triadic#AF74A9 Triadic#A9AF74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A9AF, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B5BA #9BC1C5 #AECDD0 #BED7DA #D2E3E5 #E5EFF0

Shades

#5B989F #4E8288 #3F696E #325457 #233B3E #162527

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