What color is #739296?

#739296 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #739296?

The RGB value is 115, 146, 150: 115 red, 146 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #739296?

The complementary color is #967773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #739296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#739296 color

#739296 rgb(115, 146, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #739296 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 57.3% green and 58.8% blue (115, 146, 150).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#739296 color codes

HEX	`#739296`
RGB	`rgb(115, 146, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 57.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.42, -9.86, -5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.42, 11.38, 209.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.853, 26.404, 32.741)`
Decimal	`7574166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #739296, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #739296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#739296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #739296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #739296; }
.text { color: #739296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #739296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 146 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #739296, #738196); }

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Questions

What color is #739296?: #739296 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #739296?: The RGB value is 115, 146, 150: 115 red, 146 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #739296?: The complementary color is #967773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #739296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.