What color is #74717E?

#74717E is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74717E?

The RGB value is 116, 113, 126: 116 red, 113 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74717E?

The complementary color is #7B7E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74717E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74717E color

#74717E rgb(116, 113, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74717E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 44.3% green and 49.4% blue (116, 113, 126).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#74717E color codes

HEX	`#74717E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 113, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 44.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 10%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.3, 3.86, -6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.3, 7.77, 299.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.873, 17.03, 22.133)`
Decimal	`7631230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74717E, 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 #74717E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74717E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #74717E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74717e; }
.text { color: #74717e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74717e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 113 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74717e, #7a717e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #74717E?: #74717E is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74717E?: The RGB value is 116, 113, 126: 116 red, 113 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74717E?: The complementary color is #7B7E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74717E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.