#74aab0

Color #74aab0

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 6.31 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#74aab0

RGB

rgb(116, 170, 176)

HSL

hsl(186, 27.5%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186, 34.1%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.1%, 3.4%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(66.21, -16.16, -8.75)

LCH

lch(66.21, 18.38, 208.43)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0574, 204.73)

HWB

hwb(186, 45.5%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b07a74

Analogous

#74b098

#74aab0

#748cb0

Triadic

#74aab0

#b074aa

#aab074

Split-complementary

#74aab0

#b0748c

#b09874

Tetradic

#74aab0

#7a74b0

#b07a74

#aab074

Square

#74aab0

#9874b0

#b07a74

#8cb074

Shades

Color #74aab0 mixed toward black.

#58959b

#47777c

#35595d

#233b3e

#121e1f

Tints

Color #74aab0 mixed toward white.

#8bb8bd

#a2c6ca

#bad5d8

#d1e3e5

#e8f1f2

Tones

Color #74aab0 mixed toward gray.

#79a6ab

#7ea2a6

#839ea1

#889a9c

#8d9697

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8faf · ΔE 23.1

Deuteranopia

#8b87ae · ΔE 25.2

Tritanopia

#77adad · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74aab0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74aab0]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#74aab0 (#74aab0) is rgb(116, 170, 176) in RGB.

No, #74aab0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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