What color is #74949B?

#74949B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74949B?

The RGB value is 116, 148, 155: 116 red, 148 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74949B?

The complementary color is #9B7B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74949B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74949B color

#74949B rgb(116, 148, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74949B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 58% green and 60.8% blue (116, 148, 155).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#74949B color codes

HEX	`#74949B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 148, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 58%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 25%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 5%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.21, -9.45, -7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.21, 11.97, 217.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.707, 27.258, 35.016)`
Decimal	`7640219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74949B, 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 #74949B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74949B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #74949B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74949b; }
.text { color: #74949b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74949b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 148 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74949b, #74819b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #74949B?: #74949B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74949B?: The RGB value is 116, 148, 155: 116 red, 148 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74949B?: The complementary color is #9B7B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74949B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.