What color is #749291?

#749291 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749291?

The RGB value is 116, 146, 145: 116 red, 146 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749291?

The complementary color is #927475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749291 color

#749291 rgb(116, 146, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #749291 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 57.3% green and 56.9% blue (116, 146, 145).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#749291 color codes

HEX	`#749291`
RGB	`rgb(116, 146, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 57.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.33, -10.69, -2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.33, 11.09, 195.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.591, 26.314, 30.671)`
Decimal	`7639697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749291, 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 #749291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #749291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749291; }
.text { color: #749291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 146 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749291, #748492); }

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Questions

What color is #749291?: #749291 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749291?: The RGB value is 116, 146, 145: 116 red, 146 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749291?: The complementary color is #927475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.