What color is #74787B?

#74787B is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74787B?

The RGB value is 116, 120, 123: 116 red, 120 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74787B?

The complementary color is #7B7774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74787B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74787B color

#74787B rgb(116, 120, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74787B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 47.1% green and 48.2% blue (116, 120, 123).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 3% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#74787B color codes

HEX	`#74787B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 120, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 47.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 3%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 6%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.19, -0.88, -2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.19, 2.34, 247.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.493, 18.576, 21.399)`
Decimal	`7633019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74787B, 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 #74787B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74787B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #74787B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74787b; }
.text { color: #74787b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74787b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 120 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74787b, #74747b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74787B?: #74787B is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74787B?: The RGB value is 116, 120, 123: 116 red, 120 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74787B?: The complementary color is #7B7774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74787B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.