#74AAB4 Color

#74AAB4 is rgb(116, 170, 180) in RGB and hsl(189, 30%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74AAB4

HEX#74AAB4

RGBrgb(116, 170, 180)

HSLhsl(189, 30%, 58%)

HSVhsv(189, 36%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.058 210.4)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 6%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74AAB4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74AAB4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74AAB4 Complementary#B47D74 Analogous#74B49E Analogous#748AB4 Triadic#B474AA Triadic#AAB474

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74AAB4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#88B6BF #98C1C8 #ACCDD2 #C0D9DD #D4E5E8 #E4EFF1

Shades

#599AA6 #4D858F #3E6C74 #30535A #223B3F #152528

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