What color is #749FAA?

#749FAA 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 #749FAA?

The RGB value is 116, 159, 170: 116 red, 159 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749FAA?

The complementary color is #AA7F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749FAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749FAA color

#749FAA rgb(116, 159, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #749FAA is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 62.4% green and 66.7% blue (116, 159, 170).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#749FAA color codes

HEX	`#749FAA`
RGB	`rgb(116, 159, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 62.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 6%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.85, -11.79, -10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.85, 15.73, 221.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.854, 31.41, 42.67)`
Decimal	`7643050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749FAA, 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 #749FAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#749FAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #749FAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749faa; }
.text { color: #749faa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749faa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 159 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749faa, #7484aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #749FAA?: #749FAA 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 #749FAA?: The RGB value is 116, 159, 170: 116 red, 159 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749FAA?: The complementary color is #AA7F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749FAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.