What color is #747971?

#747971 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747971?

The RGB value is 116, 121, 113: 116 red, 121 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747971?

The complementary color is #767179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747971?

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.

#747971 color

#747971 rgb(116, 121, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747971 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 47.5% green and 44.3% blue (116, 121, 113).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#747971 color codes

HEX	`#747971`
RGB	`rgb(116, 121, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 47.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 7%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.19, -3.49, 3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.19, 5.11, 133.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.02, 18.58, 18.309)`
Decimal	`7633265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747971, 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 #747971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747971 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 #747971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747971; }
.text { color: #747971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 121 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747971, #717972); }

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Questions

What color is #747971?: #747971 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747971?: The RGB value is 116, 121, 113: 116 red, 121 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747971?: The complementary color is #767179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747971?: 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.