What color is #749490?

#749490 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749490?

The RGB value is 116, 148, 144: 116 red, 148 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749490?

The complementary color is #947478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749490 color

#749490 rgb(116, 148, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #749490 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 58% green and 56.5% blue (116, 148, 144).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#749490 color codes

HEX	`#749490`
RGB	`rgb(116, 148, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 58%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.89, -12, -1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.89, 12.1, 187.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.825, 26.906, 30.371)`
Decimal	`7640208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749490, 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 #749490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #749490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749490; }
.text { color: #749490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 148 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749490, #748894); }

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Questions

What color is #749490?: #749490 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749490?: The RGB value is 116, 148, 144: 116 red, 148 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749490?: The complementary color is #947478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.