#74D8E6 Hex Color

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#74d8e6 is a hex color. It can be described as pastel, fresh, sparkling, glittering, glowing, jazzy, opalescent, unsaturated, cold, cool and cyan. It is a shade of cyan, sky blue. The hex code is #74d8e6.

Questions about #74d8e6

What is #74d8e6 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #74d8e6 is rgb(116, 216, 230), in HSL hsl(187, 70%, 68%) and in CMYK 50%, 6%, 0%, 10%.
Is #74d8e6 readable on white or black?
#74d8e6 has a 1.65:1 contrast ratio on white and 12.70:1 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.