#74AFA8 Color

#74AFA8 is rgb(116, 175, 168) in RGB and hsl(173, 27%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74AFA8

HEX#74AFA8

RGBrgb(116, 175, 168)

HSLhsl(173, 27%, 57%)

HSVhsv(173, 34%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.062 186.5)

CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 4%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74AFA8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74AFA8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74AFA8 Complementary#AF747B Analogous#74AF8A Analogous#7498AF Triadic#A874AF Triadic#AFA874

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74AFA8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87BAB4 #9BC5C0 #AED0CC #BEDAD7 #D2E5E3 #E5F0EF

Shades

#5B9F97 #4E8881 #3F6E69 #325753 #233E3A #162725

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