What color is #747978?

#747978 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747978?

The RGB value is 116, 121, 120: 116 red, 121 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747978?

The complementary color is #797475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747978?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747978 color

#747978 rgb(116, 121, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747978 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 47.5% green and 47.1% blue (116, 121, 120).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 2% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#747978 color codes

HEX	`#747978`
RGB	`rgb(116, 121, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 47.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 2%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 4%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.39, -2.08, -0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.39, 2.08, 182.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.429, 18.744, 20.465)`
Decimal	`7633272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747978, 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 #747978	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747978 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #747978 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747978; }
.text { color: #747978; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747978; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 121 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747978, #747779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #747978?: #747978 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747978?: The RGB value is 116, 121, 120: 116 red, 121 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747978?: The complementary color is #797475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747978?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.