What color is #74888A?

#74888A 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 #74888A?

The RGB value is 116, 136, 138: 116 red, 136 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74888A?

The complementary color is #8A7674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74888A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74888A color

#74888A rgb(116, 136, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74888A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 53.3% green and 54.1% blue (116, 136, 138).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#74888A color codes

HEX	`#74888A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 136, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 53.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 16%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.23, -6.73, -3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.23, 7.58, 207.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.593, 23.156, 27.424)`
Decimal	`7637130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74888A, 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 #74888A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74888A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #74888A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74888a; }
.text { color: #74888a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74888a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 136 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74888a, #747d8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #74888A?: #74888A 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 #74888A?: The RGB value is 116, 136, 138: 116 red, 136 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74888A?: The complementary color is #8A7674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74888A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.