What color is #748170?

#748170 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748170?

The RGB value is 116, 129, 112: 116 red, 129 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748170?

The complementary color is #7D7081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748170?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748170 color

#748170 rgb(116, 129, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748170 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 50.6% green and 43.9% blue (116, 129, 112).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#748170 color codes

HEX	`#748170`
RGB	`rgb(116, 129, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 50.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 13%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.49, -8.21, 7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.49, 11.19, 137.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.977, 20.583, 18.352)`
Decimal	`7635312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748170, 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 #748170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #748170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748170; }
.text { color: #748170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 129 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748170, #708174); }

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Questions

What color is #748170?: #748170 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748170?: The RGB value is 116, 129, 112: 116 red, 129 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748170?: The complementary color is #7D7081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748170?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.