What color is #747C79?

#747C79 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747C79?

The RGB value is 116, 124, 121: 116 red, 124 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747C79?

The complementary color is #7C7477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747C79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747C79 color

#747C79 rgb(116, 124, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747C79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 48.6% green and 47.5% blue (116, 124, 121).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 3% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#747C79 color codes

HEX	`#747C79`
RGB	`rgb(116, 124, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 48.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 3%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 6%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.28, -3.6, 0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.28, 3.65, 170.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.861, 19.509, 20.91)`
Decimal	`7634041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747C79, 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 #747C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #747C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747c79; }
.text { color: #747c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 124 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747c79, #747b7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #747C79?: #747C79 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747C79?: The RGB value is 116, 124, 121: 116 red, 124 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747C79?: The complementary color is #7C7477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747C79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.