#74AA9D Color

#74AA9D is rgb(116, 170, 157) in RGB and hsl(166, 24%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74AA9D

HEX#74AA9D

RGBrgb(116, 170, 157)

HSLhsl(166, 24%, 56%)

HSVhsv(166, 32%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.06 177.7)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74AA9D 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 text7.98:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74AA9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74AA9D Complementary#AA7480 Analogous#74AA82 Analogous#749BAA Triadic#9D74AA Triadic#AA9D74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74AA9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B5AB #9AC1B8 #ADCDC5 #C0D8D3 #D3E4E0 #E6EFED

Shades

#5F9B8D #4F8276 #426C62 #32524B #253C37 #152320

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