What color is #749688?

#749688 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749688?

The RGB value is 116, 150, 136: 116 red, 150 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749688?

The complementary color is #967482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749688?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749688 color

#749688 rgb(116, 150, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #749688 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 58.8% green and 53.3% blue (116, 150, 136).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#749688 color codes

HEX	`#749688`
RGB	`rgb(116, 150, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 58.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 9%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.25, -14.83, 3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.25, 15.24, 166.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.551, 27.302, 27.369)`
Decimal	`7640712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749688, 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 #749688	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749688 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #749688 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749688; }
.text { color: #749688; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749688; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 150 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749688, #749396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #749688?: #749688 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749688?: The RGB value is 116, 150, 136: 116 red, 150 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749688?: The complementary color is #967482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749688?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.