What color is #74888D?

#74888D 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 #74888D?

The RGB value is 116, 136, 141: 116 red, 136 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74888D?

The complementary color is #8D7974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74888D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74888D color

#74888D rgb(116, 136, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74888D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 53.3% green and 55.3% blue (116, 136, 141).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#74888D color codes

HEX	`#74888D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 136, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 53.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.32, -6.05, -5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.32, 7.91, 220.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.813, 23.244, 28.584)`
Decimal	`7637133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74888D, 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 #74888D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74888D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #74888D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74888d; }
.text { color: #74888d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74888d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 136 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74888d, #747b8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #74888D?: #74888D 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 #74888D?: The RGB value is 116, 136, 141: 116 red, 136 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74888D?: The complementary color is #8D7974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74888D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.