#74A9BE Color

#74A9BE is rgb(116, 169, 190) in RGB and hsl(197, 36%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A9BE

HEX#74A9BE

RGBrgb(116, 169, 190)

HSLhsl(197, 36%, 60%)

HSVhsv(197, 39%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.064 224.7)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 11%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A9BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A9BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A9BE Complementary#BE8974 Analogous#74BEAE Analogous#7484BE Triadic#BE74A9 Triadic#A9BE74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A9BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#86B4C6 #9AC1D0 #ACCBD8 #C1D8E2 #D2E3EA #E7F0F4

Shades

#5998B1 #488299 #3B6A7D #2E5361 #213B45 #14232A

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