Information about #74C7D8 color

#74C7D8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#74C7D8 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 199, 216) — 45.5% red, 78% green, 84.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 39 / 7 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#74C7D8 is a confidently colored water-like cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pastel Ocean (#6ECDDB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Spray (#7ECDDD) and Northern Lights Blue (#78C7C7).

The recipe behind #74C7D8 is rgb(116, 199, 216), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #74C7D8: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #74C7D8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#74C7D8 color variations

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

#74C7D8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#74C7D8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#74C7D8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#74C7D8 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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#74C7D8 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 #74C7D8

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

Pastel Ocean color link
Pastel Ocean

#6ECDDB

Spray color link
Spray

#7ECDDD

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Onepoto color link
Onepoto

#81D3D1

Aqua Splash color link
Aqua Splash

#85CED1

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Aquamarine Blue color link
Aquamarine Blue

#71D9E2

Middle Blue color link
Middle Blue

#7ED4E6

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

#74C7D8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74C7D8
  • RGB116, 199, 216
  • CMYK39, 7, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(116, 199, 216)
  • HSL190°, 56%, 65%
  • HSL Precise190.2°, 56.18%, 65.098%
  • HSV190°, 46%, 85%
  • HSB190°, 46%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.780, 0.847)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.780, 0.847, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.780, 0.847)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB84.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID74C7D8
  • DECIMAL ID7653336
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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