What color is #74745F?

#74745F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74745F?

The RGB value is 116, 116, 95: 116 red, 116 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74745F?

The complementary color is #5F5F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74745F?

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.

#74745F color

#74745F rgb(116, 116, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74745F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 45.5% green and 37.3% blue (116, 116, 95).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#74745F color codes

HEX	`#74745F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 116, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 45.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.3, -3.9, 11.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.3, 12.27, 108.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.513, 17.03, 13.294)`
Decimal	`7631967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74745F, 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 #74745F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74745F 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 #74745F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74745f; }
.text { color: #74745f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74745f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 116 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74745f, #6a745f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74745F?: #74745F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74745F?: The RGB value is 116, 116, 95: 116 red, 116 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74745F?: The complementary color is #5F5F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74745F?: 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.