What color is #74A5A9?

#74A5A9 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74A5A9?

The RGB value is 116, 165, 169: 116 red, 165 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A5A9?

The complementary color is #A97874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A5A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A5A9 color

#74A5A9 rgb(116, 165, 169)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74A5A9 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 64.7% green and 66.3% blue (116, 165, 169).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Seaside (#66A4B0), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#74A5A9 color codes

HEX	`#74A5A9`
RGB	`rgb(116, 165, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 64.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 31%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 2%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.55, -15.25, -7.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.55, 16.91, 205.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.817, 33.486, 42.526)`
Decimal	`7644585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A5A9, 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 #74A5A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A5A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #74A5A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a5a9; }
.text { color: #74a5a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a5a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 165 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a5a9, #748ba9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74A5A9?: #74A5A9 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74A5A9?: The RGB value is 116, 165, 169: 116 red, 165 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A5A9?: The complementary color is #A97874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A5A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.