What color is #74727A?

#74727A is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74727A?

The RGB value is 116, 114, 122: 116 red, 114 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74727A?

The complementary color is #787A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74727A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74727A color

#74727A rgb(116, 114, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74727A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 44.7% green and 47.8% blue (116, 114, 122).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#74727A color codes

HEX	`#74727A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 114, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 44.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 7%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.45, 2.41, -4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.45, 4.79, 300.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.732, 17.153, 20.838)`
Decimal	`7631482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74727A, 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 #74727A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74727A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #74727A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74727a; }
.text { color: #74727a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74727a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 114 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74727a, #78727a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #74727A?: #74727A is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74727A?: The RGB value is 116, 114, 122: 116 red, 114 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74727A?: The complementary color is #787A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74727A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.