Information about #74CCCD color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #74CCCD reads as a confidently colored water-like cyan and 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 a hair away from Northern Lights Blue (#78C7C7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Blue Hosta (#77BFC7) and Pastel Ocean (#6ECDDB).
The recipe behind #74CCCD is rgb(116, 204, 205), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. No one has named #74CCCD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#74CCCD color variations
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#74CCCD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#74CCCD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#74CCCD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#74CCCD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#74CCCD 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 #74CCCD color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #74CCCD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#78C7C7
#77BFC7
#6ECDDB
#81D3D1
#6FD2BE
#85CED1
#81D8D0
#7ECDDD
#71B8CA
#77B7D0
#86D2C1
#78D1B6
#74CCCD color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#74CCCD
- RGB116, 204, 205
- CMYK35, 0, 0, 20
- CSSrgb(116, 204, 205)
- HSL181°, 47%, 63%
- HSL Precise180.674°, 47.09%, 62.941%
- HSV181°, 43%, 80%
- HSB181°, 43%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.800
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.800, 0.804)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.800, 0.804, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.800, 0.804)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB80%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID74CCCD
- DECIMAL ID7654605
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
