What color is #749B9B?

#749B9B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749B9B?

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

What is the complementary color of #749B9B?

The complementary color is #9B7474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749B9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749B9B color

#749B9B rgb(116, 155, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #749B9B is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#749B9B color codes

HEX	`#749B9B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 155, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 60.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 25%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.24, -13.26, -4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.24, 13.95, 198.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.838, 29.521, 35.393)`
Decimal	`7642011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749B9B, 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 #749B9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749B9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #749B9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749b9b; }
.text { color: #749b9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749b9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 155 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749b9b, #74889b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #749B9B?: #749B9B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749B9B?: The RGB value is 116, 155, 155: 116 red, 155 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749B9B?: The complementary color is #9B7474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749B9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.