What color is #748276?

#748276 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748276?

The RGB value is 116, 130, 118: 116 red, 130 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748276?

The complementary color is #827480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748276?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748276 color

#748276 rgb(116, 130, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748276 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 51% green and 46.3% blue (116, 130, 118).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#748276 color codes

HEX	`#748276`
RGB	`rgb(116, 130, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 51%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.93, -7.6, 4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.93, 8.97, 147.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.454, 20.986, 20.214)`
Decimal	`7635574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748276, 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 #748276	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748276 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #748276 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748276; }
.text { color: #748276; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748276; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 130 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748276, #74827d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #748276?: #748276 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748276?: The RGB value is 116, 130, 118: 116 red, 130 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748276?: The complementary color is #827480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748276?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.