#74B4AD Color

#74B4AD is rgb(116, 180, 173) in RGB and hsl(173, 30%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74B4AD

HEX#74B4AD

RGBrgb(116, 180, 173)

HSLhsl(173, 30%, 58%)

HSVhsv(173, 36%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.067 187.1)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 4%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74B4AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.37:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74B4AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74B4AD Complementary#B4747B Analogous#74B48C Analogous#749BB4 Triadic#AD74B4 Triadic#B4AD74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74B4AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#88BFB8 #98C8C2 #ACD2CE #C0DDDA #D4E8E5 #E4F1EF

Shades

#59A69D #4D8F87 #3E746E #305A55 #223F3C #152826

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