Information about #74AEBE color
Basic facts about this digital color
#74AEBE presents itself as a mildly saturated aqua cyan — one that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Glacier (#78B1BF). Nearby in the Register you will also find Meltwater (#6EAEC0) and Moonstone Blue (#73A9C2).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(116, 174, 190)), which gives #74AEBE its character. If you plan to put text on a #74AEBE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #74AEBE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#74AEBE color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#74AEBE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#74AEBE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#74AEBE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#74AEBE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#74AEBE 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #74AEBE color
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Nearest named colors to #74AEBE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#78B1BF
#6EAEC0
#73A9C2
#7CB7BB
#78AFB2
#72A0C1
#6AB9BB
#6DA5B4
#71B8CA
#77A1B5
#6AB2CA
#65ADB2
#74AEBE color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#74AEBE
- RGB116, 174, 190
- CMYK29, 6, 0, 25
- CSSrgb(116, 174, 190)
- HSL193°, 36%, 60%
- HSL Precise192.973°, 36.275%, 60%
- HSV193°, 39%, 75%
- HSB193°, 39%, 75%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.682, 0.745)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.682, 0.745, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.682, 0.745)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID74AEBE
- DECIMAL ID7646910
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
