What color is #74867A?

#74867A is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74867A?

The RGB value is 116, 134, 122: 116 red, 134 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74867A?

The complementary color is #867480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74867A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74867A color

#74867A rgb(116, 134, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74867A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 52.5% green and 47.8% blue (116, 134, 122).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#74867A color codes

HEX	`#74867A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 134, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 52.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.2, -9.03, 4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.2, 9.99, 154.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.24, 22.168, 21.674)`
Decimal	`7636602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74867A, 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 #74867A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74867A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #74867A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74867a; }
.text { color: #74867a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74867a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 134 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74867a, #748683); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #74867A?: #74867A is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74867A?: The RGB value is 116, 134, 122: 116 red, 134 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74867A?: The complementary color is #867480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74867A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.