What color is #748C8E?

#748C8E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748C8E?

The RGB value is 116, 140, 142: 116 red, 140 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748C8E?

The complementary color is #8E7674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748C8E?

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.

#748C8E color

#748C8E rgb(116, 140, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748C8E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 54.9% green and 55.7% blue (116, 140, 142).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#748C8E color codes

HEX	`#748C8E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 140, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 54.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 1%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.51, -8.06, -3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.51, 8.96, 205.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.462, 24.422, 29.169)`
Decimal	`7638158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748C8E, 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 #748C8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748C8E 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 #748C8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748c8e; }
.text { color: #748c8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748c8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 140 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748c8e, #747f8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #748C8E?: #748C8E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748C8E?: The RGB value is 116, 140, 142: 116 red, 140 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748C8E?: The complementary color is #8E7674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748C8E?: 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.