Information about #74BABE color

#74BABE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#74BABE falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 186, 190) — 45.5% red, 72.9% green, 74.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 29 / 2 / 0 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#74BABE is a softly balanced water-like cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Neptune (#7CB7BB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Glacier (#78B1BF) and Fresh Soft Blue (#6AB9BB).

The recipe behind #74BABE is rgb(116, 186, 190), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #74BABE: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #74BABE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#74BABE color variations

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

#74BABE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#74BABE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#74BABE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#74BABE 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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#74BABE 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 #74BABE

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

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Fresh Soft Blue color link
Fresh Soft Blue

#6AB9BB

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Moonstone Blue color link
Moonstone Blue

#73A9C2

Delicate Girl Blue color link
Delicate Girl Blue

#6AB2CA

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

#74BABE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74BABE
  • RGB116, 186, 190
  • CMYK29, 2, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(116, 186, 190)
  • HSL183°, 36%, 60%
  • HSL Precise183.243°, 36.275%, 60%
  • HSV183°, 39%, 75%
  • HSB183°, 39%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.729, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.729, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.729, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID74BABE
  • DECIMAL ID7649982
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers33 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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