What color is #747868?

#747868 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747868?

The RGB value is 116, 120, 104: 116 red, 120 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747868?

The complementary color is #6C6878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747868?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747868 color

#747868 rgb(116, 120, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747868 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 47.1% green and 40.8% blue (116, 120, 104).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 7% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#747868 color codes

HEX	`#747868`
RGB	`rgb(116, 120, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 47.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 7%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 13%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.67, -4.61, 8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.67, 9.48, 119.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.417, 18.145, 15.732)`
Decimal	`7633000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747868, 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 #747868	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#747868 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #747868 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747868; }
.text { color: #747868; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747868; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 120 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747868, #6c7868); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #747868?: #747868 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747868?: The RGB value is 116, 120, 104: 116 red, 120 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747868?: The complementary color is #6C6878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747868?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.