What color is #74757B?

#74757B is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74757B?

The RGB value is 116, 117, 123: 116 red, 117 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74757B?

The complementary color is #7B7A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74757B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74757B color

#74757B rgb(116, 117, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74757B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 45.9% green and 48.2% blue (116, 117, 123).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 3% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#74757B color codes

HEX	`#74757B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 117, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 45.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 3%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 6%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.33, 0.87, -3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.33, 3.53, 284.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.138, 17.866, 21.281)`
Decimal	`7632251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74757B, 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 #74757B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74757B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #74757B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74757b; }
.text { color: #74757b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74757b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 117 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74757b, #76747b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74757B?: #74757B is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74757B?: The RGB value is 116, 117, 123: 116 red, 117 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74757B?: The complementary color is #7B7A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74757B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.