What color is #747781?

#747781 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747781?

The RGB value is 116, 119, 129: 116 red, 119 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747781?

The complementary color is #817E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747781?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747781 color

#747781 rgb(116, 119, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747781 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 46.7% green and 50.6% blue (116, 119, 129).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 8% 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 4.7:1).

#747781 color codes

HEX	`#747781`
RGB	`rgb(116, 119, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 46.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 10%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.09, 1, -5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.09, 5.94, 279.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.761, 18.491, 23.398)`
Decimal	`7632769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747781, 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 #747781	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747781 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #747781 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747781; }
.text { color: #747781; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747781; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 119 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747781, #787481); }

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Questions

What color is #747781?: #747781 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747781?: The RGB value is 116, 119, 129: 116 red, 119 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747781?: The complementary color is #817E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747781?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.