What color is #74798B?

#74798B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74798B?

The RGB value is 116, 121, 139: 116 red, 121 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74798B?

The complementary color is #8B8674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74798B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74798B color

#74798B rgb(116, 121, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74798B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 47.5% green and 54.5% blue (116, 121, 139).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#74798B color codes

HEX	`#74798B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 121, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 47.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.98, 2.09, -10.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.98, 10.61, 281.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.699, 19.252, 27.152)`
Decimal	`7633291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74798B, 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 #74798B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74798B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #74798B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74798b; }
.text { color: #74798b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74798b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 121 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74798b, #7b748b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #74798B?: #74798B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74798B?: The RGB value is 116, 121, 139: 116 red, 121 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74798B?: The complementary color is #8B8674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74798B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.