What color is #748379?

#748379 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748379?

The RGB value is 116, 131, 121: 116 red, 131 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748379?

The complementary color is #83747E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748379?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748379 color

#748379 rgb(116, 131, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748379 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 51.4% green and 47.5% blue (116, 131, 121).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#748379 color codes

HEX	`#748379`
RGB	`rgb(116, 131, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 51.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.3, -7.56, 3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.3, 8.35, 154.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.769, 21.326, 21.213)`
Decimal	`7635833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748379, 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 #748379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #748379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748379; }
.text { color: #748379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 131 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748379, #748380); }

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Questions

What color is #748379?: #748379 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748379?: The RGB value is 116, 131, 121: 116 red, 131 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748379?: The complementary color is #83747E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748379?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.