What color is #74626E?

#74626E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74626E?

The RGB value is 116, 98, 110: 116 red, 98 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74626E?

The complementary color is #627468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74626E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74626E color

#74626E rgb(116, 98, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74626E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 38.4% green and 43.1% blue (116, 98, 110).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#74626E color codes

HEX	`#74626E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 98, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 38.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 16%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 5%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.62, 9.49, -4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.62, 10.33, 336.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.384, 13.574, 16.611)`
Decimal	`7627374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74626E, 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 #74626E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74626E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #74626E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74626e; }
.text { color: #74626e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74626e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 98 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74626e, #746265); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #74626E?: #74626E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74626E?: The RGB value is 116, 98, 110: 116 red, 98 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74626E?: The complementary color is #627468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74626E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.