Information about #74ABC4 color

#74ABC4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#74ABC4 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 171, 196) — 45.5% red, 67.1% green, 76.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 31 / 10 / 0 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #74ABC4 reads as a confidently colored steel-blue azure and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Moonstone Blue (#73A9C2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Meltwater (#6EAEC0) and Glacier (#78B1BF).

The recipe behind #74ABC4 is rgb(116, 171, 196), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. No one has named #74ABC4 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#74ABC4 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#74ABC4 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #74ABC4

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74ABC4
  • RGB116, 171, 196
  • CMYK31, 10, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(116, 171, 196)
  • HSL199°, 40%, 61%
  • HSL Precise198.75°, 40.404%, 61.176%
  • HSV199°, 41%, 77%
  • HSB199°, 41%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.671, 0.769)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.671, 0.769, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.671, 0.769)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID74ABC4
  • DECIMAL ID7646148
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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