#74989f

Color #74989f

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.02 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#74989f

RGB

rgb(116, 152, 159)

HSL

hsl(189.8, 18.3%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.8, 27%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(27%, 4.4%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(60.49, -10.69, -7.72)

LCH

lch(60.49, 13.19, 215.84)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.041, 210.82)

HWB

hwb(189.8, 45.5%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f7b74

Analogous

#749f90

#74989f

#74829f

Triadic

#74989f

#9f7498

#989f74

Split-complementary

#74989f

#9f7482

#9f9074

Tetradic

#74989f

#7b749f

#9f7b74

#989f74

Square

#74989f

#90749f

#9f7b74

#829f74

Shades

Color #74989f mixed toward black.

#5e8187

#4b676c

#384d51

#253336

#131a1b

Tints

Color #74989f mixed toward white.

#8ba9af

#a2babf

#b9cbcf

#d1dddf

#e8eeef

Tones

Color #74989f mixed toward gray.

#78969b

#7b9398

#7f9194

#828e91

#868c8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85859d · ΔE 18.4

Deuteranopia

#83809d · ΔE 20.7

Tritanopia

#769c9c · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74989f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74989f]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#74989f (#74989f) is rgb(116, 152, 159) in RGB.

No, #74989f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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