What color is #747581?

#747581 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747581?

The RGB value is 116, 117, 129: 116 red, 117 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747581?

The complementary color is #818074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747581?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747581 color

#747581 rgb(116, 117, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747581 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 45.9% green and 50.6% blue (116, 117, 129).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#747581 color codes

HEX	`#747581`
RGB	`rgb(116, 117, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 45.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 10%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.52, 2.17, -6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.52, 7.04, 287.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.525, 18.02, 23.32)`
Decimal	`7632257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747581, 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 #747581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#747581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #747581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747581; }
.text { color: #747581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 117 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747581, #7a7481); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #747581?: #747581 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747581?: The RGB value is 116, 117, 129: 116 red, 117 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747581?: The complementary color is #818074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747581?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.