What color is #748A92?

#748A92 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748A92?

The RGB value is 116, 138, 146: 116 red, 138 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748A92?

The complementary color is #927C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748A92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748A92 color

#748A92 rgb(116, 138, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748A92 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 54.1% green and 57.3% blue (116, 138, 146).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#748A92 color codes

HEX	`#748A92`
RGB	`rgb(116, 138, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 54.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 5%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.05, -6.02, -6.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.05, 9.15, 228.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.478, 23.965, 30.683)`
Decimal	`7637650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748A92, 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 #748A92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748A92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #748A92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748a92; }
.text { color: #748a92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748a92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 138 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748a92, #747b92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #748A92?: #748A92 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748A92?: The RGB value is 116, 138, 146: 116 red, 138 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748A92?: The complementary color is #927C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748A92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.