#74AEB4 Color

#74AEB4 is rgb(116, 174, 180) in RGB and hsl(186, 30%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74AEB4

HEX#74AEB4

RGBrgb(116, 174, 180)

HSLhsl(186, 30%, 58%)

HSVhsv(186, 36%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.061 204.1)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 3%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74AEB4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.48:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74AEB4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74AEB4 Complementary#B47A74 Analogous#74B49A Analogous#748DB4 Triadic#B474AE Triadic#AEB474

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74AEB4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#88B9BF #98C3C8 #ACCFD2 #C0DADD #D4E6E8 #E4EFF1

Shades

#599EA6 #4D888F #3E6F74 #30555A #223C3F #152628

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