What color is #74748E?

#74748E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74748E?

The RGB value is 116, 116, 142: 116 red, 116 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74748E?

The complementary color is #8E8E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74748E?

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

#74748E color

#74748E rgb(116, 116, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #74748E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 45.5% green and 55.7% blue (116, 116, 142).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#74748E color codes

HEX	`#74748E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 116, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 45.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 18%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.69, 5.74, -14.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.69, 15.24, 292.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.329, 18.157, 28.125)`
Decimal	`7632014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74748E, 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 #74748E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74748E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #74748E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74748e; }
.text { color: #74748e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74748e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 116 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74748e, #81748e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #74748E?: #74748E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74748E?: The RGB value is 116, 116, 142: 116 red, 116 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74748E?: The complementary color is #8E8E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74748E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.