What color is #748F8C?

#748F8C 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 #748F8C?

The RGB value is 116, 143, 140: 116 red, 143 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748F8C?

The complementary color is #8F7477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748F8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748F8C color

#748F8C rgb(116, 143, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748F8C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 56.1% green and 54.9% blue (116, 143, 140).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#748F8C color codes

HEX	`#748F8C`
RGB	`rgb(116, 143, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 56.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.32, -10.17, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.32, 10.29, 188.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.757, 25.251, 28.533)`
Decimal	`7638924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748F8C, 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 #748F8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748F8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #748F8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748f8c; }
.text { color: #748f8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748f8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 143 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748f8c, #74848f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #748F8C?: #748F8C 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 #748F8C?: The RGB value is 116, 143, 140: 116 red, 143 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748F8C?: The complementary color is #8F7477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748F8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.