What color is #747F78?

#747F78 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747F78?

The RGB value is 116, 127, 120: 116 red, 127 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747F78?

The complementary color is #7F747B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747F78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747F78 color

#747F78 rgb(116, 127, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747F78 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 49.8% green and 47.1% blue (116, 127, 120).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#747F78 color codes

HEX	`#747F78`
RGB	`rgb(116, 127, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 49.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 9%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.12, -5.51, 2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.12, 6.02, 156.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.181, 20.248, 20.716)`
Decimal	`7634808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747F78, 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 #747F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #747F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747f78; }
.text { color: #747f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 127 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747f78, #747f7d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #747F78?: #747F78 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747F78?: The RGB value is 116, 127, 120: 116 red, 127 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747F78?: The complementary color is #7F747B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747F78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.