What color is #747587?

#747587 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747587?

The RGB value is 116, 117, 135: 116 red, 117 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747587?

The complementary color is #878674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747587?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747587 color

#747587 rgb(116, 117, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747587 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 45.9% green and 52.9% blue (116, 117, 135).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#747587 color codes

HEX	`#747587`
RGB	`rgb(116, 117, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 45.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 14%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 13%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.72, 3.52, -9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.72, 10.55, 289.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.936, 18.185, 25.482)`
Decimal	`7632263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747587, 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 #747587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#747587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #747587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747587; }
.text { color: #747587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 117 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747587, #7d7487); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #747587?: #747587 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747587?: The RGB value is 116, 117, 135: 116 red, 117 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747587?: The complementary color is #878674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747587?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.