What color is #749696?

#749696 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749696?

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

What is the complementary color of #749696?

The complementary color is #967474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749696?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749696 color

#749696 rgb(116, 150, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #749696 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#749696 color codes

HEX	`#749696`
RGB	`rgb(116, 150, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 58.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.64, -11.72, -3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.64, 12.34, 198.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.612, 27.727, 32.956)`
Decimal	`7640726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749696, 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 #749696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749696 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #749696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749696; }
.text { color: #749696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 150 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749696, #748596); }

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Questions

What color is #749696?: #749696 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749696?: The RGB value is 116, 150, 150: 116 red, 150 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749696?: The complementary color is #967474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749696?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.