What color is #748F8B?

#748F8B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748F8B?

The RGB value is 116, 143, 139: 116 red, 143 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748F8B?

The complementary color is #8F7478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748F8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748F8B color

#748F8B rgb(116, 143, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748F8B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 56.1% green and 54.5% blue (116, 143, 139).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#748F8B color codes

HEX	`#748F8B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 143, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 56.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.29, -10.39, -1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.29, 10.44, 185.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.684, 25.221, 28.147)`
Decimal	`7638923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748F8B, 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 #748F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #748F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748f8b; }
.text { color: #748f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 143 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748f8b, #74868f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #748F8B?: #748F8B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748F8B?: The RGB value is 116, 143, 139: 116 red, 143 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748F8B?: The complementary color is #8F7478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748F8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.