What color is #749FA3?

#749FA3 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 #749FA3?

The RGB value is 116, 159, 163: 116 red, 159 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749FA3?

The complementary color is #A37874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749FA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749FA3 color

#749FA3 rgb(116, 159, 163)

Shades of teal

The hex color #749FA3 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 62.4% green and 63.9% blue (116, 159, 163).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#749FA3 color codes

HEX	`#749FA3`
RGB	`rgb(116, 159, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 62.4%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 29%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 2%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.64, -13.5, -6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.64, 15.12, 206.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.209, 31.152, 39.275)`
Decimal	`7643043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749FA3, 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 #749FA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#749FA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #749FA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749fa3; }
.text { color: #749fa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749fa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 159 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749fa3, #7488a3); }

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Questions

What color is #749FA3?: #749FA3 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 #749FA3?: The RGB value is 116, 159, 163: 116 red, 159 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749FA3?: The complementary color is #A37874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749FA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.