What color is #747F71?

#747F71 is a gray known as Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747F71?

The RGB value is 116, 127, 113: 116 red, 127 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747F71?

The complementary color is #7C717F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747F71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747F71 color

#747F71 rgb(116, 127, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747F71 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 49.8% green and 44.3% blue (116, 127, 113).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 50% black.

This exact color is also called Camo Clay.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#747F71 color codes

HEX	`#747F71`
RGB	`rgb(116, 127, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 49.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 11%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.93, -6.9, 6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.93, 9.29, 137.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.772, 20.084, 18.56)`
Decimal	`7634801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747F71, 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 #747F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #747F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747f71; }
.text { color: #747f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 127 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747f71, #717f75); }

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Questions

What color is #747F71?: #747F71 is a gray known as Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747F71?: The RGB value is 116, 127, 113: 116 red, 127 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747F71?: The complementary color is #7C717F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747F71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.