What color is #74839E?

#74839E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74839E?

The RGB value is 116, 131, 158: 116 red, 131 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74839E?

The complementary color is #9E8F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74839E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74839E color

#74839E rgb(116, 131, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #74839E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 51.4% green and 62% blue (116, 131, 158).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Stonewash (#74819A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#74839E color codes

HEX	`#74839E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 131, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 51.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 17%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.46, 0.88, -16.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.46, 16.23, 273.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.489, 22.414, 35.535)`
Decimal	`7635870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74839E, 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 #74839E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74839E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #74839E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74839e; }
.text { color: #74839e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74839e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 131 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74839e, #7a749e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74839E?: #74839E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74839E?: The RGB value is 116, 131, 158: 116 red, 131 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74839E?: The complementary color is #9E8F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74839E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.