Information about #74CDE2 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #74CDE2 reads as a vivid, lively aqua cyan and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. 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 Pastel Ocean (#6ECDDB). Slightly further away sit Spray (#7ECDDD) and Aquamarine Blue (#71D9E2).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(116, 205, 226)), which gives #74CDE2 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 11.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. #74CDE2 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#74CDE2 color variations
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#74CDE2 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#74CDE2 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#74CDE2 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#74CDE2 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#74CDE2 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 #74CDE2 color
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Nearest named colors to #74CDE2
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#6ECDDB
#7ECDDD
#71D9E2
#7ED4E6
#80DAEB
#7EC0EE
#87CEEB
#7BC8F6
#81D3D1
#7CB9E8
#88D6DC
#8BD0E7
#74CDE2 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#74CDE2
- RGB116, 205, 226
- CMYK43, 8, 0, 11
- CSSrgb(116, 205, 226)
- HSL191°, 65%, 67%
- HSL Precise191.455°, 65.476%, 67.059%
- HSV191°, 49%, 89%
- HSB191°, 49%, 89%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.886
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.804, 0.886)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.804, 0.886, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.804, 0.886)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB88.6%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID74CDE2
- DECIMAL ID7654882
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
