What color is #74606B?

#74606B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74606B?

The RGB value is 116, 96, 107: 116 red, 96 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74606B?

The complementary color is #607469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74606B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74606B color

#74606B rgb(116, 96, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74606B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 37.6% green and 42% blue (116, 96, 107).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 8% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#74606B color codes

HEX	`#74606B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 96, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 37.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 8%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.97, 10.1, -3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.97, 10.6, 342.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.039, 13.141, 15.704)`
Decimal	`7626859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74606B, 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 #74606B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74606B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #74606B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74606b; }
.text { color: #74606b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74606b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 96 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74606b, #746061); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #74606B?: #74606B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74606B?: The RGB value is 116, 96, 107: 116 red, 96 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74606B?: The complementary color is #607469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74606B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.