What color is #747486?

#747486 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747486?

The RGB value is 116, 116, 134: 116 red, 116 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747486?

The complementary color is #868674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747486?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747486 color

#747486 rgb(116, 116, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747486 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 45.5% green and 52.5% blue (116, 116, 134).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#747486 color codes

HEX	`#747486`
RGB	`rgb(116, 116, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 45.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.4, 3.88, -9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.4, 10.56, 291.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.75, 17.925, 25.074)`
Decimal	`7632006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747486, 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 #747486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#747486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #747486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747486; }
.text { color: #747486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 116 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747486, #7d7486); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #747486?: #747486 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747486?: The RGB value is 116, 116, 134: 116 red, 116 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747486?: The complementary color is #868674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747486?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.