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#74abc3

a balanced, soft cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
116, 171, 195
HSL
198°, 40%, 61%
CMYK
41, 12, 0, 24
Luminance
0.3678

Every format

HEX#74abc3
RGBrgb(116, 171, 195)
HSLhsl(198, 40%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 12%, 0%, 24%)
LABlab(67.1 -11.8 -17.9)
LCHlch(67.1 21.5 236.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.712 0.067 227.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #74abc3;
background-color: #74abc3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#74abc3] bg-[#74abc3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #74abc3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.455, green: 0.671, blue: 0.765)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#74abc3")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#74abc3 on white: 2.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#74abc3 on black: 8.36:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red45.5%
Green67.1%
Blue76.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan40.5%
Magenta12.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)23.5%

Color previews

#74abc3 text on a black background

contrast 8.36:1

Card sample

#74abc3 text on a white background

contrast 2.51:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #74abc3;
Background color
Panel with #74abc3 background
background-color: #74abc3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #74abc3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(116, 171, 195, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(116, 171, 195, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #74abc3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74abc3, #7476C3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #74abc3

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #74abc3 in the Color Lab