#74B8D8 Color

#74B8D8 is rgb(116, 184, 216) in RGB and hsl(199, 56%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SkyBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74B8D8

HEX#74B8D8

RGBrgb(116, 184, 216)

HSLhsl(199, 56%, 65%)

HSVhsv(199, 46%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.083 229.6)

CMYKcmyk(46%, 15%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74B8D8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.19:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74B8D8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74B8D8 Complementary#D89374 Analogous#74D8C5 Analogous#7486D8 Triadic#D874B8 Triadic#B8D874

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74B8D8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#88C2DD #98CAE2 #ABD4E7 #BFDFED #D3E9F3 #E3F1F7

Shades

#50A6CE #3694BF #2C789B #225C77 #184154 #0F2834

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