#74B8CD Color

#74B8CD is rgb(116, 184, 205) in RGB and hsl(194, 47%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SkyBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74B8CD

HEX#74B8CD

RGBrgb(116, 184, 205)

HSLhsl(194, 47%, 63%)

HSVhsv(194, 43%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.075 219.5)

CMYKcmyk(43%, 10%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74B8CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.22:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74B8CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74B8CD Complementary#CD8974 Analogous#74CDB5 Analogous#748CCD Triadic#CD74B8 Triadic#B8CD74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74B8CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87C2D4 #9ACBDB #ADD5E1 #BFDFE8 #D2E8EF #E5F2F6

Shades

#56A9C2 #3E93AC #33798E #275C6D #1C434F #10262D

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