What color is #74807F?

#74807F is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74807F?

The RGB value is 116, 128, 127: 116 red, 128 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74807F?

The complementary color is #807475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74807F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74807F color

#74807F rgb(116, 128, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74807F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 50.2% green and 49.8% blue (116, 128, 127).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#74807F color codes

HEX	`#74807F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 128, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 50.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 9%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.6, -4.62, -0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.6, 4.72, 191.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.752, 20.683, 23.079)`
Decimal	`7635071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74807F, 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 #74807F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74807F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #74807F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74807f; }
.text { color: #74807f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74807f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 128 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74807f, #747b80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #74807F?: #74807F is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74807F?: The RGB value is 116, 128, 127: 116 red, 128 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74807F?: The complementary color is #807475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74807F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.