What color is #749BA5?

#749BA5 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749BA5?

The RGB value is 116, 155, 165: 116 red, 155 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749BA5?

The complementary color is #A57E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749BA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749BA5 color

#749BA5 rgb(116, 155, 165)

Shades of teal

The hex color #749BA5 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 60.8% green and 64.7% blue (116, 155, 165).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#749BA5 color codes

HEX	`#749BA5`
RGB	`rgb(116, 155, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 60.8%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 30%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 6%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.54, -10.86, -9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.54, 14.46, 221.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.713, 29.871, 40.001)`
Decimal	`7642021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749BA5, 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 #749BA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749BA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #749BA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749ba5; }
.text { color: #749ba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749ba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 155 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749ba5, #7483a5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #749BA5?: #749BA5 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749BA5?: The RGB value is 116, 155, 165: 116 red, 155 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749BA5?: The complementary color is #A57E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749BA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.