What color is #74857F?

#74857F is a gray known as Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Armour?

The RGB value is 116, 133, 127: 116 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Armour?

The complementary color is #85747A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74857F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Armour color: hex code #74857F

#74857F rgb(116, 133, 127)

Shades of gray

Armour has the hex code #74857F. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 52.2% green and 49.8% blue (116, 133, 127).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

Armour (#74857F) color codes

HEX	`#74857F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 133, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 52.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 13%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.05, -7.44, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.05, 7.53, 171.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.42, 22.02, 23.302)`
Decimal	`7636351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Armour, 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 #74857F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74857F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #74857F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74857f; }
.text { color: #74857f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74857f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 133 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74857f, #748385); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #74857F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #74857F?: #74857F is a gray known as Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Armour?: The RGB value is 116, 133, 127: 116 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Armour?: The complementary color is #85747A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74857F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.