What color is #74768E?

#74768E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74768E?

The RGB value is 116, 118, 142: 116 red, 118 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74768E?

The complementary color is #8E8C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74768E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74768E color

#74768E rgb(116, 118, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #74768E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 46.3% green and 55.7% blue (116, 118, 142).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#74768E color codes

HEX	`#74768E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 118, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 46.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 17%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.24, 4.56, -13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.24, 14.04, 288.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.562, 18.623, 28.203)`
Decimal	`7632526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74768E, 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 #74768E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74768E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #74768E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74768e; }
.text { color: #74768e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74768e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 118 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74768e, #7f748e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #74768E?: #74768E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74768E?: The RGB value is 116, 118, 142: 116 red, 118 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74768E?: The complementary color is #8E8C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74768E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.