What color is #74A7B8?

#74A7B8 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74A7B8?

The RGB value is 116, 167, 184: 116 red, 167 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A7B8?

The complementary color is #B88574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A7B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A7B8 color

#74A7B8 rgb(116, 167, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #74A7B8 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 65.5% green and 72.2% blue (116, 167, 184).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 32% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Blue Eye Samurai (#75AEBD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#74A7B8 color codes

HEX	`#74A7B8`
RGB	`rgb(116, 167, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 65.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 32%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 37%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 9%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.6, -12.54, -14.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.6, 18.89, 228.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.67, 34.809, 50.494)`
Decimal	`7645112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A7B8, 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 #74A7B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A7B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #74A7B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a7b8; }
.text { color: #74a7b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a7b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 167 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a7b8, #7485b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #74A7B8?: #74A7B8 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74A7B8?: The RGB value is 116, 167, 184: 116 red, 167 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A7B8?: The complementary color is #B88574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A7B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.