Information about #74BACF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#74BACF falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(116, 186, 207) — 45.5% red, 72.9% green, 81.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 36 / 8 / 0 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid aqua cyan, #74BACF floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Seagull (#77B7D0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Refresh (#71B8CA) and Blue Hosta (#77BFC7).

The recipe behind #74BACF is rgb(116, 186, 207), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#74BACF color variations

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

#74BACF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#74BACF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#74BACF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#74BACF color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#74BACF 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #74BACF

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

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Delicate Girl Blue color link
Delicate Girl Blue

#6AB2CA

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

Something Blue color link
Something Blue

#68ADD0

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Moonstone Blue color link
Moonstone Blue

#73A9C2

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

#74BACF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74BACF
  • RGB116, 186, 207
  • CMYK36, 8, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(116, 186, 207)
  • HSL194°, 49%, 63%
  • HSL Precise193.846°, 48.663%, 63.333%
  • HSV194°, 44%, 81%
  • HSB194°, 44%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.729, 0.812)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.729, 0.812, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.729, 0.812)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID74BACF
  • DECIMAL ID7649999
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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