#74B5CD Color

#74B5CD is rgb(116, 181, 205) in RGB and hsl(196, 47%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SkyBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74B5CD

HEX#74B5CD

RGBrgb(116, 181, 205)

HSLhsl(196, 47%, 63%)

HSVhsv(196, 43%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.075 223.4)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74B5CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74B5CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74B5CD Complementary#CD8C74 Analogous#74CDB8 Analogous#7489CD Triadic#CD74B5 Triadic#B5CD74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74B5CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87BFD4 #9AC9DB #ADD3E1 #BFDDE8 #D2E7EF #E5F1F6

Shades

#56A5C2 #3E8FAC #33768E #275A6D #1C414F #10252D

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