What color is #748190?

#748190 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748190?

The RGB value is 116, 129, 144: 116 red, 129 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748190?

The complementary color is #908374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748190?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748190 color

#748190 rgb(116, 129, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748190 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 50.6% green and 56.5% blue (116, 129, 144).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#748190 color codes

HEX	`#748190`
RGB	`rgb(116, 129, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 50.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 10%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.41, -1.38, -9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.41, 9.77, 261.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.085, 21.427, 29.458)`
Decimal	`7635344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748190, 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 #748190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #748190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748190; }
.text { color: #748190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 129 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748190, #757490); }

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Questions

What color is #748190?: #748190 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748190?: The RGB value is 116, 129, 144: 116 red, 129 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748190?: The complementary color is #908374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748190?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.