What color is #747A74?

#747A74 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747A74?

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

What is the complementary color of #747A74?

The complementary color is #7A747A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747A74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747A74 color

#747A74 rgb(116, 122, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747A74 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#747A74 color codes

HEX	`#747A74`
RGB	`rgb(116, 122, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 47.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.56, -3.47, 2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.56, 4.28, 144.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.314, 18.893, 19.254)`
Decimal	`7633524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747A74, 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 #747A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #747A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747a74; }
.text { color: #747a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 122 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747a74, #747a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #747A74?: #747A74 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747A74?: The RGB value is 116, 122, 116: 116 red, 122 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747A74?: The complementary color is #7A747A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747A74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.