What color is #74869B?

#74869B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74869B?

The RGB value is 116, 134, 155: 116 red, 134 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74869B?

The complementary color is #9B8974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74869B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74869B color

#74869B rgb(116, 134, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #74869B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 52.5% green and 60.8% blue (116, 134, 155).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#74869B color codes

HEX	`#74869B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 134, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 52.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 25%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 14%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.21, -1.6, -13.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.21, 13.45, 263.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.642, 23.129, 34.328)`
Decimal	`7636635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74869B, 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 #74869B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74869B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #74869B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74869b; }
.text { color: #74869b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74869b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 134 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74869b, #75749b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74869B?: #74869B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74869B?: The RGB value is 116, 134, 155: 116 red, 134 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74869B?: The complementary color is #9B8974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74869B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.