What color is #74959B?

#74959B 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 #74959B?

The RGB value is 116, 149, 155: 116 red, 149 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74959B?

The complementary color is #9B7A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74959B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74959B color

#74959B rgb(116, 149, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74959B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 58.4% green and 60.8% blue (116, 149, 155).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#74959B color codes

HEX	`#74959B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 149, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 58.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 25%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 4%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.5, -10, -6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.5, 12.16, 214.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.865, 27.573, 35.069)`
Decimal	`7640475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74959B, 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 #74959B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74959B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #74959B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74959b; }
.text { color: #74959b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74959b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 149 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74959b, #74829b); }

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Questions

What color is #74959B?: #74959B 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 #74959B?: The RGB value is 116, 149, 155: 116 red, 149 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74959B?: The complementary color is #9B7A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74959B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.