What color is #74A1BD?

#74A1BD is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74A1BD?

The RGB value is 116, 161, 189: 116 red, 161 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A1BD?

The complementary color is #BD9074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A1BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A1BD color

#74A1BD rgb(116, 161, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #74A1BD is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 63.1% green and 74.1% blue (116, 161, 189).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 36% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Serene Sea (#78A7C3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#74A1BD color codes

HEX	`#74A1BD`
RGB	`rgb(116, 161, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 63.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 36%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 39%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 15%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.06, -7.98, -19.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.06, 20.83, 247.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.13, 32.875, 52.945)`
Decimal	`7643581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A1BD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #74A1BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A1BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #74A1BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a1bd; }
.text { color: #74a1bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a1bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 161 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a1bd, #747cbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #74A1BD?: #74A1BD is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74A1BD?: The RGB value is 116, 161, 189: 116 red, 161 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A1BD?: The complementary color is #BD9074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A1BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.