What color is #74827D?

#74827D is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74827D?

The RGB value is 116, 130, 125: 116 red, 130 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74827D?

The complementary color is #827479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74827D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74827D color

#74827D rgb(116, 130, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74827D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 51% green and 49% blue (116, 130, 125).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#74827D color codes

HEX	`#74827D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 130, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 51%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 4%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.12, -6.18, 0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.12, 6.25, 171.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.886, 21.159, 22.487)`
Decimal	`7635581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74827D, 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 #74827D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74827D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #74827D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74827d; }
.text { color: #74827d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74827d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 130 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74827d, #748082); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74827D?: #74827D is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74827D?: The RGB value is 116, 130, 125: 116 red, 130 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74827D?: The complementary color is #827479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74827D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.