What color is #749E96?

#749E96 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 #749E96?

The RGB value is 116, 158, 150: 116 red, 158 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749E96?

The complementary color is #9E747C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749E96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749E96 color

#749E96 rgb(116, 158, 150)

Shades of teal

The hex color #749E96 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 62% green and 58.8% blue (116, 158, 150).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#749E96 color codes

HEX	`#749E96`
RGB	`rgb(116, 158, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 62%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 5%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.97, -16.01, -0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.97, 16.01, 181.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.933, 30.368, 33.396)`
Decimal	`7642774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749E96, 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 #749E96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#749E96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	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 #749E96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749e96; }
.text { color: #749e96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749e96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 158 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749e96, #74919e); }

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Questions

What color is #749E96?: #749E96 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 #749E96?: The RGB value is 116, 158, 150: 116 red, 158 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749E96?: The complementary color is #9E747C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749E96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.