Recognised as Colour
#74A08C
- #74A08C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#74A08C is a cyan with RGB values 116, 160, 140 and HSL 153°, 19%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#74A08C#74A08C
HEX#74A08C
RGBrgb(116, 160, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6275, 0.549
RGB percentages45.5%, 62.7%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(152.7, 18.8%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(152.7, 27.5%, 62.7%)
CMYK27.5%, 0%, 12.5%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,643,276
CSS custom property--colour: #74A08C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#8B5F73
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A07488
Analogous#74A076, #749EA0
Triadic#8C74A0, #A08C74
Split complementary#A0749E, #A07674
Tetradic#7674A0, #A07488, #9EA074
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R116
G160
B140
Red116 (45.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue152.73°
Saturation (HSL)18.8%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G A0 · B 8C
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