What color is #747983?

#747983 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747983?

The RGB value is 116, 121, 131: 116 red, 121 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747983?

The complementary color is #837E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747983?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747983 color

#747983 rgb(116, 121, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747983 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 47.5% green and 51.4% blue (116, 121, 131).

Its hue angle is 220°, 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 Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#747983 color codes

HEX	`#747983`
RGB	`rgb(116, 121, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 47.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.72, 0.27, -6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.72, 6.1, 272.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.136, 19.026, 24.185)`
Decimal	`7633283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747983, 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 #747983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747983 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #747983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747983; }
.text { color: #747983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 121 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747983, #767483); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #747983?: #747983 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747983?: The RGB value is 116, 121, 131: 116 red, 121 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747983?: The complementary color is #837E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747983?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.