What color is #747E70?

#747E70 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747E70?

The RGB value is 116, 126, 112: 116 red, 126 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747E70?

The complementary color is #7A707E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747E70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747E70 color

#747E70 rgb(116, 126, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747E70 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 49.4% green and 43.9% blue (116, 126, 112).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#747E70 color codes

HEX	`#747E70`
RGB	`rgb(116, 126, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 49.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 11%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.62, -6.52, 6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.62, 9.11, 135.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.587, 19.804, 18.222)`
Decimal	`7634544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747E70, 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 #747E70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747E70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #747E70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747e70; }
.text { color: #747e70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747e70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 126 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747e70, #707e73); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #747E70?: #747E70 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747E70?: The RGB value is 116, 126, 112: 116 red, 126 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747E70?: The complementary color is #7A707E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747E70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.