What color is #74756F?

#74756F is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74756F?

The RGB value is 116, 117, 111: 116 red, 117 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74756F?

The complementary color is #706F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74756F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74756F color

#74756F rgb(116, 117, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74756F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 45.9% green and 43.5% blue (116, 117, 111).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 3% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 54% 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 4.65:1).

#74756F color codes

HEX	`#74756F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 117, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 45.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 3%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 5%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.99, -1.57, 3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.99, 3.54, 116.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.433, 17.583, 17.564)`
Decimal	`7632239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74756F, 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 #74756F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74756F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #74756F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74756f; }
.text { color: #74756f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74756f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 117 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74756f, #71756f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #74756F?: #74756F is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74756F?: The RGB value is 116, 117, 111: 116 red, 117 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74756F?: The complementary color is #706F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74756F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.