What color is #747977?

#747977 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747977?

The RGB value is 116, 121, 119: 116 red, 121 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747977?

The complementary color is #797476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747977?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747977 color

#747977 rgb(116, 121, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747977 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 47.5% green and 46.7% blue (116, 121, 119).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 2% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#747977 color codes

HEX	`#747977`
RGB	`rgb(116, 121, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 47.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 2%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 4%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.36, -2.29, 0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.36, 2.33, 169.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.369, 18.72, 20.147)`
Decimal	`7633271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747977, 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 #747977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #747977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747977; }
.text { color: #747977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 121 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747977, #747879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #747977?: #747977 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747977?: The RGB value is 116, 121, 119: 116 red, 121 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747977?: The complementary color is #797476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747977?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.