#74a0a5

Color #74a0a5

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 6.39 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#74a0a5

RGB

rgb(116, 160, 165)

HSL

hsl(186.1, 21.4%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.1, 29.7%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.7%, 3%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(62.99, -13.56, -7.4)

LCH

lch(62.99, 15.45, 208.62)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0481, 204.86)

HWB

hwb(186.1, 45.5%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a57974

Analogous

#74a591

#74a0a5

#7488a5

Triadic

#74a0a5

#a574a0

#a0a574

Split-complementary

#74a0a5

#a57488

#a59174

Tetradic

#74a0a5

#7974a5

#a57974

#a0a574

Square

#74a0a5

#9174a5

#a57974

#88a574

Shades

Color #74a0a5 mixed toward black.

#5c898e

#4a6e72

#375255

#253739

#121b1c

Tints

Color #74a0a5 mixed toward white.

#8bb0b4

#a2c0c3

#bad0d2

#d1dfe1

#e8eff0

Tones

Color #74a0a5 mixed toward gray.

#789da1

#7c9a9d

#809699

#849395

#889091

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898aa4 · ΔE 20.4

Deuteranopia

#8783a4 · ΔE 23.6

Tritanopia

#77a3a3 · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74a0a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74a0a5]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#74a0a5 (#74a0a5) is rgb(116, 160, 165) in RGB.

No, #74a0a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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