What color is #748B88?

#748B88 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748B88?

The RGB value is 116, 139, 136: 116 red, 139 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748B88?

The complementary color is #8B7477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748B88?

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.

#748B88 color

#748B88 rgb(116, 139, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748B88 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 54.5% green and 53.3% blue (116, 139, 136).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#748B88 color codes

HEX	`#748B88`
RGB	`rgb(116, 139, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 54.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 2%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.04, -8.85, -1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.04, 8.92, 187.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.878, 23.955, 26.812)`
Decimal	`7637896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748B88, 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 #748B88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748B88 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 #748B88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748b88; }
.text { color: #748b88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748b88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 139 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748b88, #74838b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #748B88?: #748B88 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748B88?: The RGB value is 116, 139, 136: 116 red, 139 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748B88?: The complementary color is #8B7477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748B88?: 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.