What color is #747B72?

#747B72 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747B72?

The RGB value is 116, 123, 114: 116 red, 123 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747B72?

The complementary color is #79727B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747B72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747B72 color

#747B72 rgb(116, 123, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747B72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 48.2% green and 44.7% blue (116, 123, 114).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 4% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#747B72 color codes

HEX	`#747B72`
RGB	`rgb(116, 123, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 48.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 4%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 7%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.8, -4.44, 4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.8, 5.98, 137.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.322, 19.094, 18.689)`
Decimal	`7633778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747B72, 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 #747B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #747B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747b72; }
.text { color: #747b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 123 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747b72, #727b75); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #747B72?: #747B72 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747B72?: The RGB value is 116, 123, 114: 116 red, 123 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747B72?: The complementary color is #79727B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747B72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.