What color is #748B97?

#748B97 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748B97?

The RGB value is 116, 139, 151: 116 red, 139 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748B97?

The complementary color is #978074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748B97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748B97 color

#748B97 rgb(116, 139, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748B97 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 54.5% green and 59.2% blue (116, 139, 151).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#748B97 color codes

HEX	`#748B97`
RGB	`rgb(116, 139, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 54.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 8%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.5, -5.41, -9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.5, 10.59, 239.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.019, 24.412, 32.824)`
Decimal	`7637911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748B97, 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 #748B97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748B97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #748B97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748b97; }
.text { color: #748b97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748b97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 139 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748b97, #747997); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #748B97?: #748B97 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748B97?: The RGB value is 116, 139, 151: 116 red, 139 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748B97?: The complementary color is #978074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748B97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.