What color is #748D88?

#748D88 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 #748D88?

The RGB value is 116, 141, 136: 116 red, 141 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748D88?

The complementary color is #8D7479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748D88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748D88 color

#748D88 rgb(116, 141, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748D88 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 55.3% green and 53.3% blue (116, 141, 136).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#748D88 color codes

HEX	`#748D88`
RGB	`rgb(116, 141, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 55.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.62, -9.95, -0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.62, 9.95, 181.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.17, 24.54, 26.909)`
Decimal	`7638408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748D88, 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 #748D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #748D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748d88; }
.text { color: #748d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 141 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748d88, #74868d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #748D88?: #748D88 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 #748D88?: The RGB value is 116, 141, 136: 116 red, 141 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748D88?: The complementary color is #8D7479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748D88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.