Recognised as Colour
#74A190
- #74A190
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#74A190 is a cyan with RGB values 116, 161, 144 and HSL 157°, 19%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#74A190#74A190
HEX#74A190
RGBrgb(116, 161, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6314, 0.5647
RGB percentages45.5%, 63.1%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(157.3, 19.3%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.3, 28%, 63.1%)
CMYK28%, 0%, 10.6%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,643,536
CSS custom property--colour: #74A190;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#8B5E6F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A17485
Analogous#74A17A, #749BA1
Triadic#9074A1, #A19074
Split complementary#A1749B, #A17A74
Tetradic#7A74A1, #A17485, #9BA174
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R116
G161
B144
Red116 (45.5%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue157.33°
Saturation (HSL)19.31%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G A1 · B 90
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