#74B8BD Hex Color

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#74b8bd is a hex color. It can be described as pastel, ashy, dusty, very unsaturated, cold, cool and cyan. It is a shade of cyan, sky blue. The hex code is #74b8bd.

Questions about #74b8bd

What is #74b8bd in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #74b8bd is rgb(116, 184, 189), in HSL hsl(184, 36%, 60%) and in CMYK 39%, 3%, 0%, 26%.
Is #74b8bd readable on white or black?
#74b8bd has a 2.24:1 contrast ratio on white and 9.33:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.