What color is #74AEF2?

#74AEF2 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Fennel Flower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74AEF2?

The RGB value is 116, 174, 242: 116 red, 174 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74AEF2?

The complementary color is #F2B874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74AEF2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74AEF2 color

#74AEF2 rgb(116, 174, 242)

Shades of blue

The hex color #74AEF2 is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 68.2% green and 94.9% blue (116, 174, 242).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 83% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Fennel Flower (#77AAFF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#74AEF2 color codes

HEX	`#74AEF2`
RGB	`rgb(116, 174, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 68.2%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 83%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 52%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 28%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.75, -0.1, -39.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.75, 39.69, 269.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.36, 40.393, 89.762)`
Decimal	`7646962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74AEF2, 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 #74AEF2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74AEF2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #74AEF2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74aef2; }
.text { color: #74aef2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74aef2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 174 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74aef2, #7974f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #74AEF2?: #74AEF2 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Fennel Flower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74AEF2?: The RGB value is 116, 174, 242: 116 red, 174 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74AEF2?: The complementary color is #F2B874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74AEF2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.