What color is #748777?

#748777 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748777?

The RGB value is 116, 135, 119: 116 red, 135 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748777?

The complementary color is #877484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748777?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748777 color

#748777 rgb(116, 135, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748777 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 52.9% green and 46.7% blue (116, 135, 119).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#748777 color codes

HEX	`#748777`
RGB	`rgb(116, 135, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 52.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 14%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 12%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.42, -10.18, 6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.42, 11.98, 148.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.195, 22.373, 20.756)`
Decimal	`7636855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748777, 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 #748777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #748777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748777; }
.text { color: #748777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 135 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748777, #748781); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #748777?: #748777 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748777?: The RGB value is 116, 135, 119: 116 red, 135 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748777?: The complementary color is #877484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748777?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.