#74AA9C Color

#74AA9C is rgb(116, 170, 156) in RGB and hsl(164, 24%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74AA9C

HEX#74AA9C

RGBrgb(116, 170, 156)

HSLhsl(164, 24%, 56%)

HSVhsv(164, 32%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.061 176.4)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 8%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74AA9C 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 text7.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74AA9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74AA9C Complementary#AA7482 Analogous#74AA80 Analogous#749DAA Triadic#9B74AA Triadic#AA9B74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74AA9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B5A9 #9AC1B7 #ADCDC4 #C0D8D2 #D3E4DF #E6EFED

Shades

#5F9B8B #4F8274 #426C60 #32524A #253C36 #15231F

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