What color is #747589?

#747589 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747589?

The RGB value is 116, 117, 137: 116 red, 117 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747589?

The complementary color is #898874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747589 color

#747589 rgb(116, 117, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747589 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 45.9% green and 53.7% blue (116, 117, 137).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% 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 4.65:1).

#747589 color codes

HEX	`#747589`
RGB	`rgb(116, 117, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 45.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 15%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.79, 3.98, -11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.79, 11.71, 289.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.078, 18.242, 26.231)`
Decimal	`7632265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747589, 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 #747589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#747589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #747589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747589; }
.text { color: #747589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 117 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747589, #7e7489); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #747589?: #747589 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747589?: The RGB value is 116, 117, 137: 116 red, 117 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747589?: The complementary color is #898874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.