What color is #749A99?

#749A99 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749A99?

The RGB value is 116, 154, 153: 116 red, 154 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749A99?

The complementary color is #9A7475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749A99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749A99 color

#749A99 rgb(116, 154, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #749A99 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 60.4% green and 60% blue (116, 154, 153).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#749A99 color codes

HEX	`#749A99`
RGB	`rgb(116, 154, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 60.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.89, -13.19, -3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.89, 13.7, 195.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.506, 29.123, 34.461)`
Decimal	`7641753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749A99, 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 #749A99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749A99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #749A99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749a99; }
.text { color: #749a99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749a99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 154 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749a99, #74889a); }

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Questions

What color is #749A99?: #749A99 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749A99?: The RGB value is 116, 154, 153: 116 red, 154 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749A99?: The complementary color is #9A7475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749A99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.