What color is #74797D?

#74797D is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74797D?

The RGB value is 116, 121, 125: 116 red, 121 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74797D?

The complementary color is #7D7874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74797D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74797D color

#74797D rgb(116, 121, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74797D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 47.5% green and 49% blue (116, 121, 125).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 4% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#74797D color codes

HEX	`#74797D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 121, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 47.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 4%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 7%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.53, -1.03, -2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.53, 3.02, 249.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.741, 18.868, 22.105)`
Decimal	`7633277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74797D, 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 #74797D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74797D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #74797D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74797d; }
.text { color: #74797d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74797d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 121 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74797d, #74747d); }

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Questions

What color is #74797D?: #74797D is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74797D?: The RGB value is 116, 121, 125: 116 red, 121 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74797D?: The complementary color is #7D7874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74797D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.