What color is #74837E?

#74837E is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74837E?

The RGB value is 116, 131, 126: 116 red, 131 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74837E?

The complementary color is #837479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74837E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74837E color

#74837E rgb(116, 131, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74837E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 51.4% green and 49.4% blue (116, 131, 126).

Its hue angle is 160°, 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 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#74837E color codes

HEX	`#74837E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 131, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 51.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 4%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.44, -6.53, 0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.44, 6.58, 172.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.084, 21.452, 22.87)`
Decimal	`7635838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74837E, 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 #74837E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74837E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #74837E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74837e; }
.text { color: #74837e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74837e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 131 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74837e, #748083); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74837E?: #74837E is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74837E?: The RGB value is 116, 131, 126: 116 red, 131 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74837E?: The complementary color is #837479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74837E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.