What color is #749799?

#749799 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749799?

The RGB value is 116, 151, 153: 116 red, 151 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749799?

The complementary color is #997674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749799?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749799 color

#749799 rgb(116, 151, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #749799 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 59.2% green and 60% blue (116, 151, 153).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#749799 color codes

HEX	`#749799`
RGB	`rgb(116, 151, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 59.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 1%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.02, -11.57, -5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.02, 12.61, 203.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.017, 28.145, 34.298)`
Decimal	`7640985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749799, 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 #749799	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749799 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #749799 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749799; }
.text { color: #749799; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749799; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 151 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749799, #748599); }

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Questions

What color is #749799?: #749799 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749799?: The RGB value is 116, 151, 153: 116 red, 151 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749799?: The complementary color is #997674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749799?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.