What color is #747F66?

#747F66 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747F66?

The RGB value is 116, 127, 102: 116 red, 127 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747F66?

The complementary color is #71667F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747F66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747F66 color

#747F66 rgb(116, 127, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #747F66 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 49.8% green and 40% blue (116, 127, 102).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#747F66 color codes

HEX	`#747F66`
RGB	`rgb(116, 127, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 49.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 20%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 20%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.67, -8.92, 12.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.67, 15.16, 126.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.19, 19.851, 15.494)`
Decimal	`7634790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747F66, 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 #747F66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747F66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #747F66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747f66; }
.text { color: #747f66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747f66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 127 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747f66, #687f66); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #747F66?: #747F66 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747F66?: The RGB value is 116, 127, 102: 116 red, 127 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747F66?: The complementary color is #71667F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747F66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.