What color is #748877?

#748877 is a gray, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748877?

The RGB value is 116, 136, 119: 116 red, 136 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748877?

The complementary color is #887485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748877?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748877 color

#748877 rgb(116, 136, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748877 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 53.3% green and 46.7% blue (116, 136, 119).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#748877 color codes

HEX	`#748877`
RGB	`rgb(116, 136, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 53.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 12%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.71, -10.73, 6.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.71, 12.67, 147.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.336, 22.653, 20.803)`
Decimal	`7637111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748877, 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 #748877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #748877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748877; }
.text { color: #748877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 136 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748877, #748881); }

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Questions

What color is #748877?: #748877 is a gray, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748877?: The RGB value is 116, 136, 119: 116 red, 136 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748877?: The complementary color is #887485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748877?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.