What color is #74626D?

#74626D is a grayish rose known as Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chimaera?

The RGB value is 116, 98, 109: 116 red, 98 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chimaera?

The complementary color is #627469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74626D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chimaera color: hex code #74626D

#74626D rgb(116, 98, 109)

Shades of gray

Chimaera has the hex code #74626D. It is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 38.4% green and 42.7% blue (116, 98, 109).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 55% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

Chimaera (#74626D) color codes

HEX	`#74626D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 98, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 38.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 16%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 6%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.58, 9.29, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.58, 9.93, 339.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.33, 13.553, 16.326)`
Decimal	`7627373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chimaera, 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 #74626D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74626D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	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 #74626D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74626d; }
.text { color: #74626d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74626d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 98 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74626d, #746264); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

See #74626D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #74626D?: #74626D is a grayish rose known as Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chimaera?: The RGB value is 116, 98, 109: 116 red, 98 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chimaera?: The complementary color is #627469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74626D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.