What color is #74796A?

#74796A is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74796A?

The RGB value is 116, 121, 106: 116 red, 121 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74796A?

The complementary color is #6F6A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74796A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74796A color

#74796A rgb(116, 121, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74796A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 47.5% green and 41.6% blue (116, 121, 106).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#74796A color codes

HEX	`#74796A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 121, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 47.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 12%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.01, -4.82, 7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.01, 8.99, 122.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.641, 18.428, 16.313)`
Decimal	`7633258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74796A, 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 #74796A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74796A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #74796A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74796a; }
.text { color: #74796a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74796a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 121 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74796a, #6d796a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74796A?: #74796A is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74796A?: The RGB value is 116, 121, 106: 116 red, 121 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74796A?: The complementary color is #6F6A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74796A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.