What color is #74717B?

#74717B is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74717B?

The RGB value is 116, 113, 123: 116 red, 113 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74717B?

The complementary color is #787B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74717B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74717B color

#74717B rgb(116, 113, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74717B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 44.3% green and 48.2% blue (116, 113, 123).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 4% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#74717B color codes

HEX	`#74717B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 113, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 44.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 4%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 8%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.2, 3.22, -5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.2, 6.03, 302.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.682, 16.953, 21.129)`
Decimal	`7631227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74717B, 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 #74717B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74717B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #74717B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74717b; }
.text { color: #74717b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74717b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 113 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74717b, #79717b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #74717B?: #74717B is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74717B?: The RGB value is 116, 113, 123: 116 red, 113 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74717B?: The complementary color is #787B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74717B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.