#74a0a7

Color #74a0a7

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 6.95 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#74a0a7

RGB

rgb(116, 160, 167)

HSL

hsl(188.2, 22.5%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.2, 30.5%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.5%, 4.2%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(63.05, -13.07, -8.43)

LCH

lch(63.05, 15.55, 212.82)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0485, 208.31)

HWB

hwb(188.2, 45.5%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a77b74

Analogous

#74a795

#74a0a7

#7487a7

Triadic

#74a0a7

#a774a0

#a0a774

Split-complementary

#74a0a7

#a77487

#a79574

Tetradic

#74a0a7

#7b74a7

#a77b74

#a0a774

Square

#74a0a7

#9574a7

#a77b74

#87a774

Shades

Color #74a0a7 mixed toward black.

#5b8990

#496e74

#375257

#25373a

#121b1d

Tints

Color #74a0a7 mixed toward white.

#8bb0b6

#a2c0c4

#b9d0d3

#d1dfe2

#e8eff0

Tones

Color #74a0a7 mixed toward gray.

#789da3

#7d9a9f

#81979a

#859496

#899192

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898aa5 · ΔE 20.2

Deuteranopia

#8783a5 · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#77a4a4 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74a0a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74a0a7]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#74a0a7 (#74a0a7) is rgb(116, 160, 167) in RGB.

No, #74a0a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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