What color is #74786D?

#74786D is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74786D?

The RGB value is 116, 120, 109: 116 red, 120 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74786D?

The complementary color is #716D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74786D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74786D color

#74786D rgb(116, 120, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74786D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 47.1% green and 42.7% blue (116, 120, 109).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#74786D color codes

HEX	`#74786D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 120, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 47.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 9%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.8, -3.68, 5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.8, 6.64, 123.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.679, 18.25, 17.109)`
Decimal	`7633005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74786D, 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 #74786D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74786D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #74786D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74786d; }
.text { color: #74786d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74786d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 120 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74786d, #6e786d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #74786D?: #74786D is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74786D?: The RGB value is 116, 120, 109: 116 red, 120 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74786D?: The complementary color is #716D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74786D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.