What color is #749E99?

#749E99 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 #749E99?

The RGB value is 116, 158, 153: 116 red, 158 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749E99?

The complementary color is #9E7479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749E99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749E99 color

#749E99 rgb(116, 158, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #749E99 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 62% green and 60% blue (116, 158, 153).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#749E99 color codes

HEX	`#749E99`
RGB	`rgb(116, 158, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 62%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.05, -15.32, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.05, 15.46, 187.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.177, 30.465, 34.685)`
Decimal	`7642777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749E99, 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 #749E99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#749E99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #749E99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749e99; }
.text { color: #749e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749e99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 158 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749e99, #748e9e); }

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Questions

What color is #749E99?: #749E99 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 #749E99?: The RGB value is 116, 158, 153: 116 red, 158 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749E99?: The complementary color is #9E7479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749E99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.