What color is #748A8E?

#748A8E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748A8E?

The RGB value is 116, 138, 142: 116 red, 138 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748A8E?

The complementary color is #8E7874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748A8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748A8E color

#748A8E rgb(116, 138, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748A8E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 54.1% green and 55.7% blue (116, 138, 142).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Puddle Jumper (#6A8389), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#748A8E color codes

HEX	`#748A8E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 138, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 54.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 3%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.93, -6.95, -4.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.93, 8.43, 214.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.172, 23.842, 29.072)`
Decimal	`7637646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748A8E, 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 #748A8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748A8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #748A8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748a8e; }
.text { color: #748a8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748a8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 138 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748a8e, #747d8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #748A8E?: #748A8E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748A8E?: The RGB value is 116, 138, 142: 116 red, 138 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748A8E?: The complementary color is #8E7874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748A8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.