Recognised as Colour
#74A69F
- #74A69F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#74A69F is a cyan with RGB values 116, 166, 159 and HSL 172°, 22%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#74A69F#74A69F
HEX#74A69F
RGBrgb(116, 166, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.651, 0.6235
RGB percentages45.5%, 65.1%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(171.6, 21.9%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.6, 30.1%, 65.1%)
CMYK30.1%, 0%, 4.2%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,644,831
CSS custom property--colour: #74A69F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#8B5960
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6747B
Analogous#74A686, #7494A6
Triadic#9F74A6, #A69F74
Split complementary#A67494, #A68674
Tetradic#8674A6, #A6747B, #94A674
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R116
G166
B159
Red116 (45.5%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue171.6°
Saturation (HSL)21.93%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G A6 · B 9F
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