What color is #748086?

#748086 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748086?

The RGB value is 116, 128, 134: 116 red, 128 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748086?

The complementary color is #867A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748086?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748086 color

#748086 rgb(116, 128, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748086 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 50.2% green and 52.5% blue (116, 128, 134).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#748086 color codes

HEX	`#748086`
RGB	`rgb(116, 128, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 50.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.81, -3.1, -4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.81, 5.67, 236.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.224, 20.872, 25.566)`
Decimal	`7635078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748086, 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 #748086	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748086 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #748086 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748086; }
.text { color: #748086; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748086; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 128 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748086, #747786); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #748086?: #748086 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748086?: The RGB value is 116, 128, 134: 116 red, 128 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748086?: The complementary color is #867A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748086?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.