#74ADCD#74ADCD

#74ADCD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.076 H 233.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#74ADCD
RGBrgb(116, 173, 205)
HSLhsl(202, 47%, 63%)
HSVhsv(202, 43%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(43.4%, 15.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LABlab(68.02, -10.18, -22.08)
CIE-LCHlch(68.02, 24.32, 245.25°)
OKLaboklab(72.02% -0.0446 -0.061)
OKLCHoklch(72.02% 0.076 233.9)
XYZxyz(33.1616, 38.0057, 63.3342)
Luminance0.3801 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#74ADCD #CD9474
analogous
#74CDC0 #74ADCD #7480CD
triadic
#74ADCD #CD74AD #ADCD74
tetradic
#74ADCD #C074CD #CD9474 #80CD74
square
#74ADCD #C074CD #CD9474 #80CD74
split-complementary
#74ADCD #CD7480 #CDC074
monochromatic
#357092 #4792BD #74ADCD #A1C8DD #CEE2ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44
#74ADCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.60
#74ADCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #74ADCD
8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##74ADCD#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##74ADCD1.002.448.608.60
#FFFFFF2.441.0021.0021.00
#0000008.6021.001.001.00
##0000008.6021.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EABCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A2CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4FB6B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #74adcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 173, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.076 233.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a0c5dc',
    500: '#74adcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #74adcd;
$custom-light: #a0c5dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#74adcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.573,
    "s": 47.09,
    "l": 62.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72015,
    "c": 0.07559,
    "h": 233.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.38008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#74ADCD
secondary
#DECABE
accent
#5F2BBA
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F8FB
border
#CED1D4
text
#0F1215
muted
#7F8183

Preview Lab

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#74ADCD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva