What color is #74666F?

#74666F is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74666F?

The RGB value is 116, 102, 111: 116 red, 102 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74666F?

The complementary color is #66746B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74666F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74666F color

#74666F rgb(116, 102, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74666F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 40% green and 43.5% blue (116, 102, 111).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#74666F color codes

HEX	`#74666F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 102, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 40%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 12%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.75, 7.28, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.75, 7.88, 337.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.823, 14.364, 17.027)`
Decimal	`7628399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74666F, 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 #74666F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74666F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #74666F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74666f; }
.text { color: #74666f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74666f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 102 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74666f, #746668); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #74666F?: #74666F is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74666F?: The RGB value is 116, 102, 111: 116 red, 102 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74666F?: The complementary color is #66746B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74666F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.