What color is #747772?

#747772 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747772?

The RGB value is 116, 119, 114: 116 red, 119 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747772?

The complementary color is #757277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747772?

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

#747772 color

#747772 rgb(116, 119, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747772 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 46.7% green and 44.7% blue (116, 119, 114).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 2% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#747772 color codes

HEX	`#747772`
RGB	`rgb(116, 119, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 46.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 2%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 4%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.64, -2.14, 2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.64, 3.18, 132.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.836, 18.122, 18.527)`
Decimal	`7632754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747772, 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 #747772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#747772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #747772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747772; }
.text { color: #747772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 119 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747772, #727773); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #747772?: #747772 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747772?: The RGB value is 116, 119, 114: 116 red, 119 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747772?: The complementary color is #757277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747772?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.