#74AFA9 Color

#74AFA9 is rgb(116, 175, 169) in RGB and hsl(174, 27%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74AFA9

HEX#74AFA9

RGBrgb(116, 175, 169)

HSLhsl(174, 27%, 57%)

HSVhsv(174, 34%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.062 187.8)

CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 3%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74AFA9 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 text8.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74AFA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74AFA9 Complementary#AF747A Analogous#74AF8B Analogous#7497AF Triadic#A974AF Triadic#AFA974

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74AFA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87BAB5 #9BC5C1 #AED0CD #BEDAD7 #D2E5E3 #E5F0EF

Shades

#5B9F98 #4E8882 #3F6E69 #325754 #233E3B #162725

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