What color is #748492?

#748492 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748492?

The RGB value is 116, 132, 146: 116 red, 132 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748492?

The complementary color is #928274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748492?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748492 color

#748492 rgb(116, 132, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748492 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 51.8% green and 57.3% blue (116, 132, 146).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#748492 color codes

HEX	`#748492`
RGB	`rgb(116, 132, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 51.8%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 10%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.33, -2.63, -9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.33, 9.82, 254.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.641, 22.29, 30.404)`
Decimal	`7636114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748492, 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 #748492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #748492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748492; }
.text { color: #748492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 132 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748492, #747592); }

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Questions

What color is #748492?: #748492 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748492?: The RGB value is 116, 132, 146: 116 red, 132 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748492?: The complementary color is #928274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748492?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.