What color is #74A8C7?

#74A8C7 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 #74A8C7?

The RGB value is 116, 168, 199: 116 red, 168 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A8C7?

The complementary color is #C79374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A8C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A8C7 color

#74A8C7 rgb(116, 168, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #74A8C7 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 65.9% green and 78% blue (116, 168, 199).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 43% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Serene Sea (#78A7C3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#74A8C7 color codes

HEX	`#74A8C7`
RGB	`rgb(116, 168, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 65.9%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 43%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 42%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 16%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.4, -9.11, -21.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.4, 23.12, 246.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.51, 35.84, 59.279)`
Decimal	`7645383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A8C7, 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 #74A8C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A8C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #74A8C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a8c7; }
.text { color: #74a8c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a8c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 168 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a8c7, #747fc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #74A8C7?: #74A8C7 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 #74A8C7?: The RGB value is 116, 168, 199: 116 red, 168 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A8C7?: The complementary color is #C79374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A8C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.