What color is #747D77?

#747D77 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747D77?

The RGB value is 116, 125, 119: 116 red, 125 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747D77?

The complementary color is #7D747A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747D77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747D77 color

#747D77 rgb(116, 125, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747D77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 49% green and 46.7% blue (116, 125, 119).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 4% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#747D77 color codes

HEX	`#747D77`
RGB	`rgb(116, 125, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 49%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 4%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 7%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.51, -4.58, 2.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.51, 5.04, 155.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.865, 19.712, 20.313)`
Decimal	`7634295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747D77, 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 #747D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #747D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747d77; }
.text { color: #747d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 125 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747d77, #747d7b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #747D77?: #747D77 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747D77?: The RGB value is 116, 125, 119: 116 red, 125 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747D77?: The complementary color is #7D747A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747D77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.