What color is #74867C?

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

What is the RGB value of #74867C?

The RGB value is 116, 134, 124: 116 red, 134 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74867C?

The complementary color is #86747E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74867C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74867C color

#74867C rgb(116, 134, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74867C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 52.5% green and 48.6% blue (116, 134, 124).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#74867C color codes

HEX	`#74867C`
RGB	`rgb(116, 134, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 52.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.26, -8.62, 3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.26, 9.19, 159.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.365, 22.218, 22.333)`
Decimal	`7636604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74867C, 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 #74867C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74867C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #74867C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74867c; }
.text { color: #74867c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74867c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 134 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74867c, #748685); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #74867C?: #74867C is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74867C?: The RGB value is 116, 134, 124: 116 red, 134 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74867C?: The complementary color is #86747E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74867C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.