#74AABE Color

#74AABE is rgb(116, 170, 190) in RGB and hsl(196, 36%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74AABE

HEX#74AABE

RGBrgb(116, 170, 190)

HSLhsl(196, 36%, 60%)

HSVhsv(196, 39%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.064 223.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#74AABE Complementary#BE8874 Analogous#74BEAD Analogous#7485BE Triadic#BE74AA Triadic#AABE74

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#86B5C6 #9AC1D0 #ACCCD8 #C1D9E2 #D2E3EA #E7F0F4

Shades

#5999B1 #488399 #3B6B7D #2E5361 #213C45 #14242A

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