What color is #747583?

#747583 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747583?

The RGB value is 116, 117, 131: 116 red, 117 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747583?

The complementary color is #838274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747583?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747583 color

#747583 rgb(116, 117, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747583 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 45.9% green and 51.4% blue (116, 117, 131).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#747583 color codes

HEX	`#747583`
RGB	`rgb(116, 117, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 45.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.59, 2.61, -7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.59, 8.21, 288.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.66, 18.074, 24.027)`
Decimal	`7632259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747583, 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 #747583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#747583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #747583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747583; }
.text { color: #747583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 117 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747583, #7a7483); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #747583?: #747583 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747583?: The RGB value is 116, 117, 131: 116 red, 117 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747583?: The complementary color is #838274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747583?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.