What color is #749090?

#749090 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749090?

The RGB value is 116, 144, 144: 116 red, 144 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749090?

The complementary color is #907474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749090?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749090 color

#749090 rgb(116, 144, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #749090 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 56.5% green and 56.5% blue (116, 144, 144).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#749090 color codes

HEX	`#749090`
RGB	`rgb(116, 144, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 56.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.72, -9.82, -3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.72, 10.35, 198.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.208, 25.672, 30.165)`
Decimal	`7639184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749090, 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 #749090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749090 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #749090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749090; }
.text { color: #749090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 144 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749090, #748290); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #749090?: #749090 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749090?: The RGB value is 116, 144, 144: 116 red, 144 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749090?: The complementary color is #907474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749090?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.