What color is #748288?

#748288 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748288?

The RGB value is 116, 130, 136: 116 red, 130 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748288?

The complementary color is #887A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748288?

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.

#748288 color

#748288 rgb(116, 130, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748288 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 51% green and 53.3% blue (116, 130, 136).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#748288 color codes

HEX	`#748288`
RGB	`rgb(116, 130, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 51%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 4%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.44, -3.79, -4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.44, 6.25, 232.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.628, 21.455, 26.395)`
Decimal	`7635592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748288, 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 #748288	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748288 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 #748288 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748288; }
.text { color: #748288; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748288; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 130 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748288, #747888); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #748288?: #748288 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748288?: The RGB value is 116, 130, 136: 116 red, 130 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748288?: The complementary color is #887A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748288?: 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.