Information about #74CED8 color

#74CED8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #74CED8 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 206, 216) — 45.5% red, 80.8% green, 84.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 39 / 4 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#74CED8 presents itself as a clearly saturated water-like cyan — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pastel Ocean (#6ECDDB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Spray (#7ECDDD) and Aquamarine Blue (#71D9E2).

The recipe behind #74CED8 is rgb(116, 206, 216), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #74CED8 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. No one has named #74CED8 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#74CED8 color variations

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

#74CED8 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #74CED8

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

#74CED8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74CED8
  • RGB116, 206, 216
  • CMYK39, 4, 0, 15
  • HSL186°, 56%, 65%
  • HSL Precise186°, 56.18%, 65.098%
  • HSV186°, 46%, 85%
  • HSB186°, 46%, 85%
  • HEX ID74CED8
  • DECIMAL ID7655128
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB84.7%
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