What color is #74716F?

#74716F is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74716F?

The RGB value is 116, 113, 111: 116 red, 113 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74716F?

The complementary color is #6F7274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74716F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74716F color

#74716F rgb(116, 113, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74716F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 44.3% green and 43.5% blue (116, 113, 111).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 2% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Anchovy (#756F6B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#74716F color codes

HEX	`#74716F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 113, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 44.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 2%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 4%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.84, 0.76, 1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.84, 1.69, 63.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.976, 16.671, 17.412)`
Decimal	`7631215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74716F, 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 #74716F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74716F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #74716F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74716f; }
.text { color: #74716f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74716f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 113 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74716f, #74746f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #74716F?: #74716F is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74716F?: The RGB value is 116, 113, 111: 116 red, 113 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74716F?: The complementary color is #6F7274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74716F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.