#74adc0

Color #74adc0

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#74adc0

RGB

rgb(116, 173, 192)

HSL

hsl(195, 37.6%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195, 39.6%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.6%, 9.9%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(67.58, -13.67, -15.57)

LCH

lch(67.58, 20.72, 228.72)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0654, 220.85)

HWB

hwb(195, 45.5%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c08774

Analogous

#74c0ad

#74adc0

#7487c0

Triadic

#74adc0

#c074ad

#adc074

Split-complementary

#74adc0

#c07487

#c0ad74

Tetradic

#74adc0

#8774c0

#c08774

#adc074

Square

#74adc0

#ad74c0

#c08774

#87c074

Shades

Color #74adc0 mixed toward black.

#5198b0

#407a8d

#305b6a

#203d47

#101e23

Tints

Color #74adc0 mixed toward white.

#8bbbca

#a2c8d5

#bad6df

#d1e4ea

#e8f1f4

Tones

Color #74adc0 mixed toward gray.

#7aaaba

#81a7b3

#87a4ad

#8da0a7

#949da0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9091bc · ΔE 20.7

Deuteranopia

#8d88bb · ΔE 22.3

Tritanopia

#78b8b7 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74adc0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74adc0]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#74adc0 (#74adc0) is rgb(116, 173, 192) in RGB.

No, #74adc0 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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