What color is #748176?

#748176 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748176?

The RGB value is 116, 129, 118: 116 red, 129 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748176?

The complementary color is #81747F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748176?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748176 color

#748176 rgb(116, 129, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748176 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 50.6% green and 46.3% blue (116, 129, 118).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#748176 color codes

HEX	`#748176`
RGB	`rgb(116, 129, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 50.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 10%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.64, -7.04, 4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.64, 8.27, 148.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.322, 20.721, 20.17)`
Decimal	`7635318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748176, 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 #748176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #748176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748176; }
.text { color: #748176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 129 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748176, #74817d); }

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Questions

What color is #748176?: #748176 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748176?: The RGB value is 116, 129, 118: 116 red, 129 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748176?: The complementary color is #81747F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748176?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.