What color is #74778C?

#74778C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74778C?

The RGB value is 116, 119, 140: 116 red, 119 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74778C?

The complementary color is #8C8974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74778C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74778C color

#74778C rgb(116, 119, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74778C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 46.7% green and 54.9% blue (116, 119, 140).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#74778C color codes

HEX	`#74778C`
RGB	`rgb(116, 119, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 46.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 15%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.45, 3.5, -11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.45, 12.29, 286.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.532, 18.8, 27.458)`
Decimal	`7632780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74778C, 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 #74778C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74778C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #74778C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74778c; }
.text { color: #74778c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74778c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 119 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74778c, #7d748c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #74778C?: #74778C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74778C?: The RGB value is 116, 119, 140: 116 red, 119 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74778C?: The complementary color is #8C8974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74778C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.