#74B4CD Color

#74B4CD is rgb(116, 180, 205) in RGB and hsl(197, 47%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SkyBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74B4CD

HEX#74B4CD

RGBrgb(116, 180, 205)

HSLhsl(197, 47%, 63%)

HSVhsv(197, 43%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.075 224.7)

CMYKcmyk(43%, 12%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74B4CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74B4CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74B4CD Complementary#CD8D74 Analogous#74CDBA Analogous#7488CD Triadic#CD74B4 Triadic#B4CD74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74B4CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87BED4 #9AC8DB #ADD2E1 #BFDCE8 #D2E7EF #E5F1F6

Shades

#56A4C2 #3E8DAC #33758E #27596D #1C404F #10252D

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