What color is #74747C?

#74747C is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74747C?

The RGB value is 116, 116, 124: 116 red, 116 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74747C?

The complementary color is #7C7C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74747C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74747C color

#74747C rgb(116, 116, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74747C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 45.5% green and 48.6% blue (116, 116, 124).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 3% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#74747C color codes

HEX	`#74747C`
RGB	`rgb(116, 116, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 45.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 3%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.08, 1.67, -4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.08, 4.69, 290.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.085, 17.659, 21.573)`
Decimal	`7631996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74747C, 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 #74747C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74747C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #74747C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74747c; }
.text { color: #74747c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74747c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 116 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74747c, #78747c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #74747C?: #74747C is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74747C?: The RGB value is 116, 116, 124: 116 red, 116 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74747C?: The complementary color is #7C7C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74747C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.