What color is #74738F?

#74738F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74738F?

The RGB value is 116, 115, 143: 116 red, 115 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74738F?

The complementary color is #8E8F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74738F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74738F color

#74738F rgb(116, 115, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #74738F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 45.1% green and 56.1% blue (116, 115, 143).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#74738F color codes

HEX	`#74738F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 115, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 45.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 20%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.44, 6.58, -15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.44, 16.45, 293.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.29, 17.957, 28.484)`
Decimal	`7631759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74738F, 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 #74738F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74738F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	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 #74738F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74738f; }
.text { color: #74738f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74738f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 115 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74738f, #82738f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #74738F?: #74738F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74738F?: The RGB value is 116, 115, 143: 116 red, 115 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74738F?: The complementary color is #8E8F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74738F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.