#74AF9C Color

#74AF9C is rgb(116, 175, 156) in RGB and hsl(161, 27%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74AF9C

HEX#74AF9C

RGBrgb(116, 175, 156)

HSLhsl(161, 27%, 57%)

HSVhsv(161, 34%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.068 172.1)

CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 11%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74AF9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.51:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74AF9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74AF9C Complementary#AF7486 Analogous#74AF7F Analogous#74A4AF Triadic#9C74AF Triadic#AF9C74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74AF9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87BAAA #9BC5B8 #AED0C6 #BEDAD1 #D2E5DF #E5F0ED

Shades

#5B9F89 #4E8876 #3F6E5F #32574C #233E35 #162722

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