#74a7b9

Color #74a7b9

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.25 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#74a7b9

RGB

rgb(116, 167, 185)

HSL

hsl(195.7, 33%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.7, 37.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.3%, 9.7%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(65.63, -12.29, -14.62)

LCH

lch(65.63, 19.1, 229.95)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.06, 221.96)

HWB

hwb(195.7, 45.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b98674

Analogous

#74b9a9

#74a7b9

#7484b9

Triadic

#74a7b9

#b974a7

#a7b974

Split-complementary

#74a7b9

#b97484

#b9a974

Tetradic

#74a7b9

#8674b9

#b98674

#a7b974

Square

#74a7b9

#a974b9

#b98674

#84b974

Shades

Color #74a7b9 mixed toward black.

#5491a7

#437485

#325764

#223a43

#111d21

Tints

Color #74a7b9 mixed toward white.

#8bb6c5

#a2c4d0

#b9d3dc

#d1e2e8

#e8f0f3

Tones

Color #74a7b9 mixed toward gray.

#7aa4b3

#7fa1ad

#859fa8

#8b9ca2

#91999c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8db5 · ΔE 20.3

Deuteranopia

#8a86b4 · ΔE 21.6

Tritanopia

#77b1b1 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74a7b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74a7b9]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#74a7b9 (#74a7b9) is rgb(116, 167, 185) in RGB.

No, #74a7b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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