What color is #747782?

#747782 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747782?

The RGB value is 116, 119, 130: 116 red, 119 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747782?

The complementary color is #827F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747782?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747782 color

#747782 rgb(116, 119, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747782 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 46.7% green and 51% blue (116, 119, 130).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#747782 color codes

HEX	`#747782`
RGB	`rgb(116, 119, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 46.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.12, 1.22, -6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.12, 6.51, 280.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.828, 18.518, 23.75)`
Decimal	`7632770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747782, 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 #747782	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747782 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #747782 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747782; }
.text { color: #747782; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747782; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 119 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747782, #787482); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #747782?: #747782 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747782?: The RGB value is 116, 119, 130: 116 red, 119 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747782?: The complementary color is #827F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747782?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.