What color is #748780?

#748780 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748780?

The RGB value is 116, 135, 128: 116 red, 135 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748780?

The complementary color is #87747B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748780?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748780 color

#748780 rgb(116, 135, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748780 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 52.9% green and 50.2% blue (116, 135, 128).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% 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 5.52:1).

#748780 color codes

HEX	`#748780`
RGB	`rgb(116, 135, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 52.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 14%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.66, -8.35, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.66, 8.47, 170.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.762, 22.599, 23.739)`
Decimal	`7636864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748780, 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 #748780	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748780 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #748780 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748780; }
.text { color: #748780; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748780; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 135 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748780, #748587); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #748780?: #748780 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748780?: The RGB value is 116, 135, 128: 116 red, 135 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748780?: The complementary color is #87747B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748780?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.