What color is #748186?

#748186 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748186?

The RGB value is 116, 129, 134: 116 red, 129 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748186?

The complementary color is #867974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748186?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748186 color

#748186 rgb(116, 129, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748186 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 50.6% green and 52.5% blue (116, 129, 134).

Its hue angle is 197°, 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 Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#748186 color codes

HEX	`#748186`
RGB	`rgb(116, 129, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 50.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.1, -3.67, -4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.1, 5.67, 229.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.355, 21.134, 25.609)`
Decimal	`7635334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748186, 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 #748186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748186 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #748186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748186; }
.text { color: #748186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 129 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748186, #747886); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #748186?: #748186 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748186?: The RGB value is 116, 129, 134: 116 red, 129 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748186?: The complementary color is #867974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748186?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.