What color is #74A3BF?

#74A3BF 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 #74A3BF?

The RGB value is 116, 163, 191: 116 red, 163 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A3BF?

The complementary color is #BF9074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A3BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A3BF color

#74A3BF rgb(116, 163, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #74A3BF is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 63.9% green and 74.9% blue (116, 163, 191).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Serene Sea (#78A7C3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#74A3BF color codes

HEX	`#74A3BF`
RGB	`rgb(116, 163, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 63.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 39%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 15%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.7, -8.54, -19.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.7, 21.18, 246.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.7, 33.667, 54.214)`
Decimal	`7644095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A3BF, 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 #74A3BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A3BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #74A3BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a3bf; }
.text { color: #74a3bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a3bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 163 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a3bf, #747ebf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #74A3BF?: #74A3BF 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 #74A3BF?: The RGB value is 116, 163, 191: 116 red, 163 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A3BF?: The complementary color is #BF9074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A3BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.