What color is #749B88?

#749B88 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749B88?

The RGB value is 116, 155, 136: 116 red, 155 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749B88?

The complementary color is #9B7487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749B88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749B88 color

#749B88 rgb(116, 155, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #749B88 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 60.8% green and 53.3% blue (116, 155, 136).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#749B88 color codes

HEX	`#749B88`
RGB	`rgb(116, 155, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 60.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 25%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 12%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.72, -17.47, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.72, 18.36, 162.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.366, 28.932, 27.641)`
Decimal	`7641992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749B88, 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 #749B88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749B88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #749B88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749b88; }
.text { color: #749b88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749b88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 155 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749b88, #749b9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #749B88?: #749B88 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749B88?: The RGB value is 116, 155, 136: 116 red, 155 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749B88?: The complementary color is #9B7487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749B88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.