#74B2CD Color

#74B2CD is rgb(116, 178, 205) in RGB and hsl(198, 47%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SkyBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74B2CD

HEX#74B2CD

RGBrgb(116, 178, 205)

HSLhsl(198, 47%, 63%)

HSVhsv(198, 43%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.075 227.4)

CMYKcmyk(43%, 13%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74B2CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74B2CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74B2CD Complementary#CD8F74 Analogous#74CDBB Analogous#7486CD Triadic#CD74B2 Triadic#B2CD74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74B2CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87BDD4 #9AC7DB #ADD1E1 #BFDCE8 #D2E6EF #E5F1F6

Shades

#56A2C2 #3E8BAC #33738E #27586D #1C404F #10242D

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