What color is #747575?

#747575 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747575?

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

What is the complementary color of #747575?

The complementary color is #757474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747575?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747575 color

#747575 rgb(116, 117, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747575 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 0% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Gray (#777777), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#747575 color codes

HEX	`#747575`
RGB	`rgb(116, 117, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 45.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 0%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 1%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.15, -0.38, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.15, 0.4, 199.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.774, 17.72, 19.363)`
Decimal	`7632245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747575, 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 #747575	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#747575 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #747575 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747575; }
.text { color: #747575; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747575; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 117 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747575, #747575); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #747575?: #747575 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747575?: The RGB value is 116, 117, 117: 116 red, 117 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747575?: The complementary color is #757474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747575?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.