What color is #74816F?

#74816F is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74816F?

The RGB value is 116, 129, 111: 116 red, 129 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74816F?

The complementary color is #7C6F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74816F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74816F color

#74816F rgb(116, 129, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74816F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 50.6% green and 43.5% blue (116, 129, 111).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#74816F color codes

HEX	`#74816F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 129, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 50.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 14%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 14%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.47, -8.4, 8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.47, 11.71, 135.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.921, 20.561, 18.06)`
Decimal	`7635311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74816F, 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 #74816F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74816F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #74816F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74816f; }
.text { color: #74816f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74816f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 129 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74816f, #6f8173); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74816F?: #74816F is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74816F?: The RGB value is 116, 129, 111: 116 red, 129 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74816F?: The complementary color is #7C6F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74816F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.