What color is #74A2EC?

#74A2EC is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fennel Flower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74A2EC?

The RGB value is 116, 162, 236: 116 red, 162 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A2EC?

The complementary color is #ECBE74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A2EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A2EC color

#74A2EC rgb(116, 162, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #74A2EC is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 63.5% green and 92.5% blue (116, 162, 236).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 76% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Fennel Flower (#77AAFF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#74A2EC color codes

HEX	`#74A2EC`
RGB	`rgb(116, 162, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 63.5%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 76%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 51%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 31%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.22, 4.87, -41.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.22, 42.21, 276.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.258, 35.607, 84.356)`
Decimal	`7643884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A2EC, 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 #74A2EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A2EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #74A2EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a2ec; }
.text { color: #74a2ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a2ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 162 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a2ec, #8274ec); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74A2EC?: #74A2EC is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fennel Flower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74A2EC?: The RGB value is 116, 162, 236: 116 red, 162 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A2EC?: The complementary color is #ECBE74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A2EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.