What color is #739A98?

#739A98 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #739A98?

The RGB value is 115, 154, 152: 115 red, 154 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #739A98?

The complementary color is #9A7375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #739A98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#739A98 color

#739A98 rgb(115, 154, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #739A98 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 60.4% green and 59.6% blue (115, 154, 152).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#739A98 color codes

HEX	`#739A98`
RGB	`rgb(115, 154, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 60.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.8, -13.73, -3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.8, 14.13, 193.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.292, 29.022, 34.022)`
Decimal	`7576216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #739A98, 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 #739A98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#739A98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #739A98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #739a98; }
.text { color: #739a98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #739a98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 154 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #739a98, #73899a); }

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Questions

What color is #739A98?: #739A98 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #739A98?: The RGB value is 115, 154, 152: 115 red, 154 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #739A98?: The complementary color is #9A7375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #739A98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.