What color is #749692?

#749692 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 #749692?

The RGB value is 116, 150, 146: 116 red, 150 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749692?

The complementary color is #967478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749692?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749692 color

#749692 rgb(116, 150, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #749692 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 58.8% green and 57.3% blue (116, 150, 146).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#749692 color codes

HEX	`#749692`
RGB	`rgb(116, 150, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 58.8%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.53, -12.64, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.53, 12.76, 187.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.296, 27.6, 31.288)`
Decimal	`7640722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749692, 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 #749692	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749692 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #749692 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749692; }
.text { color: #749692; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749692; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 150 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749692, #748996); }

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Questions

What color is #749692?: #749692 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 #749692?: The RGB value is 116, 150, 146: 116 red, 150 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749692?: The complementary color is #967478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749692?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.