What color is #74868E?

#74868E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74868E?

The RGB value is 116, 134, 142: 116 red, 134 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74868E?

The complementary color is #8E7C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74868E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74868E color

#74868E rgb(116, 134, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74868E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 52.5% green and 55.7% blue (116, 134, 142).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#74868E color codes

HEX	`#74868E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 134, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 52.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 6%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.78, -4.7, -6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.78, 8, 234.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.609, 22.716, 28.885)`
Decimal	`7636622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74868E, 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 #74868E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74868E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #74868E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74868e; }
.text { color: #74868e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74868e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 134 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74868e, #74798e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #74868E?: #74868E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74868E?: The RGB value is 116, 134, 142: 116 red, 134 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74868E?: The complementary color is #8E7C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74868E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.