What color is #74A9DD?

#74A9DD is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color High Seas. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74A9DD?

The RGB value is 116, 169, 221: 116 red, 169 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A9DD?

The complementary color is #DDA874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A9DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A9DD color

#74A9DD rgb(116, 169, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #74A9DD is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 66.3% green and 86.7% blue (116, 169, 221).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 61% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is High Seas (#7DABD8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#74A9DD color codes

HEX	`#74A9DD`
RGB	`rgb(116, 169, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 66.3%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 61%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 48%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 24%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.51, -3.49, -31.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.51, 31.88, 263.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.437, 37.307, 73.779)`
Decimal	`7645661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A9DD, 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 #74A9DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A9DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #74A9DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a9dd; }
.text { color: #74a9dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a9dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 169 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a9dd, #7474dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #74A9DD?: #74A9DD is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color High Seas. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74A9DD?: The RGB value is 116, 169, 221: 116 red, 169 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A9DD?: The complementary color is #DDA874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A9DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.