#74B2C8 Color

#74B2C8 is rgb(116, 178, 200) in RGB and hsl(196, 43%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74B2C8

HEX#74B2C8

RGBrgb(116, 178, 200)

HSLhsl(196, 43%, 62%)

HSVhsv(196, 42%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.071 222.4)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 11%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74B2C8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74B2C8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74B2C8 Complementary#C88B74 Analogous#74C8B4 Analogous#7488C8 Triadic#C874B2 Triadic#B2C874

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74B2C8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87BCCF #99C6D6 #ABD0DE #C1DCE6 #D3E7EE #E5F1F5

Shades

#57A1BC #418AA4 #367187 #2A596A #1F404D #11252C

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