What color is #747674?

#747674 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747674?

The RGB value is 116, 118, 116: 116 red, 118 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747674?

The complementary color is #767476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747674?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747674 color

#747674 rgb(116, 118, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747674 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 46.3% green and 45.5% blue (116, 118, 116).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 1% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Gray (#777777), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#747674 color codes

HEX	`#747674`
RGB	`rgb(116, 118, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 46.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 1%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 2%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.41, -1.16, 0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.41, 1.43, 144.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.833, 17.931, 19.094)`
Decimal	`7632500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747674, 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 #747674	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#747674 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #747674 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747674; }
.text { color: #747674; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747674; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 118 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747674, #747675); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #747674?: #747674 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747674?: The RGB value is 116, 118, 116: 116 red, 118 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747674?: The complementary color is #767476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747674?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.