What color is #74777E?

#74777E is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74777E?

The RGB value is 116, 119, 126: 116 red, 119 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74777E?

The complementary color is #7E7B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74777E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74777E color

#74777E rgb(116, 119, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74777E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 46.7% green and 49.4% blue (116, 119, 126).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 4% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#74777E color codes

HEX	`#74777E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 119, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 46.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 4%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 8%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.99, 0.34, -4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.99, 4.23, 274.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.564, 18.413, 22.363)`
Decimal	`7632766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74777E, 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 #74777E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74777E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #74777E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74777e; }
.text { color: #74777e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74777e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 119 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74777e, #76747e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74777E?: #74777E is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74777E?: The RGB value is 116, 119, 126: 116 red, 119 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74777E?: The complementary color is #7E7B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74777E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.