What color is #749993?

#749993 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749993?

The RGB value is 116, 153, 147: 116 red, 153 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749993?

The complementary color is #99747A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749993 color

#749993 rgb(116, 153, 147)

Shades of teal

The hex color #749993 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 60% green and 57.6% blue (116, 153, 147).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#749993 color codes

HEX	`#749993`
RGB	`rgb(116, 153, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 60%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 4%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.43, -14.02, -1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.43, 14.06, 184.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.859, 28.601, 31.862)`
Decimal	`7641491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749993, 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 #749993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #749993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749993; }
.text { color: #749993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 153 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749993, #748d99); }

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Questions

What color is #749993?: #749993 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749993?: The RGB value is 116, 153, 147: 116 red, 153 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749993?: The complementary color is #99747A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.