What color is #747A70?

#747A70 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747A70?

The RGB value is 116, 122, 112: 116 red, 122 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747A70?

The complementary color is #76707A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747A70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747A70 color

#747A70 rgb(116, 122, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747A70 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 47.8% green and 43.9% blue (116, 122, 112).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 4% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#747A70 color codes

HEX	`#747A70`
RGB	`rgb(116, 122, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 47.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 4%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 8%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.45, -4.25, 4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.45, 6.34, 132.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.086, 18.802, 18.055)`
Decimal	`7633520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747A70, 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 #747A70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747A70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #747A70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747a70; }
.text { color: #747a70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747a70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 122 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747a70, #707a71); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #747A70?: #747A70 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747A70?: The RGB value is 116, 122, 112: 116 red, 122 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747A70?: The complementary color is #76707A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747A70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.