What color is #747B6B?

#747B6B is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747B6B?

The RGB value is 116, 123, 107: 116 red, 123 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747B6B?

The complementary color is #726B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747B6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747B6B color

#747B6B rgb(116, 123, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747B6B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 48.2% green and 42% blue (116, 123, 107).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#747B6B color codes

HEX	`#747B6B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 123, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 48.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 13%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.62, -5.77, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.62, 9.75, 126.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.939, 18.94, 16.671)`
Decimal	`7633771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747B6B, 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 #747B6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747B6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #747B6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747b6b; }
.text { color: #747b6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747b6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 123 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747b6b, #6c7b6b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #747B6B?: #747B6B is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747B6B?: The RGB value is 116, 123, 107: 116 red, 123 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747B6B?: The complementary color is #726B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747B6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.