What color is #748D86?

#748D86 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 #748D86?

The RGB value is 116, 141, 134: 116 red, 141 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748D86?

The complementary color is #8D747B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748D86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748D86 color

#748D86 rgb(116, 141, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748D86 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 55.3% green and 52.5% blue (116, 141, 134).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#748D86 color codes

HEX	`#748D86`
RGB	`rgb(116, 141, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 55.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 5%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.57, -10.38, 0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.57, 10.41, 175.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.029, 24.483, 26.167)`
Decimal	`7638406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748D86, 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 #748D86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748D86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #748D86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748d86; }
.text { color: #748d86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748d86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 141 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748d86, #74878d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #748D86?: #748D86 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 #748D86?: The RGB value is 116, 141, 134: 116 red, 141 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748D86?: The complementary color is #8D747B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748D86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.