What color is #74878A?

#74878A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74878A?

The RGB value is 116, 135, 138: 116 red, 135 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74878A?

The complementary color is #8A7774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74878A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74878A color

#74878A rgb(116, 135, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74878A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 52.9% green and 54.1% blue (116, 135, 138).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#74878A color codes

HEX	`#74878A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 135, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 52.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 16%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 2%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.94, -6.17, -3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.94, 7.31, 212.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.453, 22.875, 27.378)`
Decimal	`7636874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74878A, 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 #74878A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74878A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #74878A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74878a; }
.text { color: #74878a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74878a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 135 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74878a, #747c8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #74878A?: #74878A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74878A?: The RGB value is 116, 135, 138: 116 red, 135 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74878A?: The complementary color is #8A7774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74878A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.