What color is #747678?

#747678 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747678?

The RGB value is 116, 118, 120: 116 red, 118 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747678?

The complementary color is #787674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747678?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747678 color

#747678 rgb(116, 118, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747678 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 46.3% green and 47.1% blue (116, 118, 120).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 2% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Gray (#777777), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#747678 color codes

HEX	`#747678`
RGB	`rgb(116, 118, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 46.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 2%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 3%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.53, -0.34, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.53, 1.41, 255.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.07, 18.026, 20.346)`
Decimal	`7632504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747678, 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 #747678	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#747678 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #747678 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747678; }
.text { color: #747678; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747678; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 118 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747678, #747478); }

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Questions

What color is #747678?: #747678 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747678?: The RGB value is 116, 118, 120: 116 red, 118 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747678?: The complementary color is #787674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747678?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.