What color is #74746B?

#74746B is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74746B?

The RGB value is 116, 116, 107: 116 red, 116 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74746B?

The complementary color is #6B6B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74746B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74746B color

#74746B rgb(116, 116, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74746B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 45.5% green and 42% blue (116, 116, 107).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#74746B color codes

HEX	`#74746B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 116, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 45.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 8%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.59, -1.76, 4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.59, 5.27, 109.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.101, 17.265, 16.391)`
Decimal	`7631979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74746B, 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 #74746B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74746B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #74746B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74746b; }
.text { color: #74746b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74746b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 116 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74746b, #70746b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #74746B?: #74746B is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74746B?: The RGB value is 116, 116, 107: 116 red, 116 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74746B?: The complementary color is #6B6B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74746B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.