All About Color #74AAA9

#74AAA9

About #74AAA9

#74AAA9 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #74AAA9. In RGB it is red 116, green 170, blue 169; in HSL it is hue 179°, saturation 24%, lightness 56%; in CMYK it is 32%, 0%, 1%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 2.60:1 on white and 8.07:1 on black.

#74AAA9 Color Conversion

Hex triplet74, AA, A9
CMYK31.76%, 0.00%, 0.59%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal116, 170, 169
HSL179°, 24%, 56%
RGB Octal164, 252, 251
HSV (HSB)178.89°, 31.76%, 66.67%
RGB Binary1110100, 10101010, 10101001
CIE-L*AB66.00, -17.87, -5.17
RGB Percent45.49%, 66.67%, 66.27%
CIE-L*CH66.00, 18.60, 196.14
XYZ28.74, 35.33, 42.84
CIE-L*UV66.00, -26.21, -4.83
xyY0.27, 0.33, 35.33
Hunter-Lab59.44, -17.71, -1.13
RYB45.49%, 56.18%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#74AAA9 on a dark background: contrast 8.07:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#74AAA9 on a light background: contrast 2.60:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #74AAA9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#74AAA9 · #ADCDCC · #4A7877 · #AA7475 · #CDADAD

Analogous palette

#75AA74 · #74AA8E · #74AAA9 · #7490AA · #7475AA

Triadic palette

#74AAA9 · #A974AA · #AAA974 · #ADCDCC · #CCADCD

Tetradic palette

#74AAA9 · #8E74AA · #AA7475 · #90AA74 · #4A7877

Monochromatic palette

#325252 · #4F8281 · #74AAA9 · #A3C7C6 · #D3E4E4

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