What color is #748690?

#748690 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 #748690?

The RGB value is 116, 134, 144: 116 red, 134 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748690?

The complementary color is #907E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748690 color

#748690 rgb(116, 134, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748690 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 52.5% green and 56.5% blue (116, 134, 144).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#748690 color codes

HEX	`#748690`
RGB	`rgb(116, 134, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 52.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 7%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.84, -4.23, -7.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.84, 8.65, 240.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.76, 22.776, 29.683)`
Decimal	`7636624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748690, 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 #748690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #748690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748690; }
.text { color: #748690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 134 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748690, #747890); }

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Questions

What color is #748690?: #748690 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 #748690?: The RGB value is 116, 134, 144: 116 red, 134 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748690?: The complementary color is #907E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.