What color is #747A8A?

#747A8A is a grayish blue known as Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747A8A?

The RGB value is 116, 122, 138: 116 red, 122 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747A8A?

The complementary color is #8A8474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747A8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747A8A color

#747A8A rgb(116, 122, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747A8A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 47.8% green and 54.1% blue (116, 122, 138).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

This exact color is also called Abandoned Spaceship.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#747A8A color codes

HEX	`#747A8A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 122, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 47.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 16%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.23, 1.28, -9.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.23, 9.53, 277.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.748, 19.467, 26.81)`
Decimal	`7633546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747A8A, 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 #747A8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747A8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #747A8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747a8a; }
.text { color: #747a8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747a8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 122 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747a8a, #79748a); }

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Questions

What color is #747A8A?: #747A8A is a grayish blue known as Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747A8A?: The RGB value is 116, 122, 138: 116 red, 122 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747A8A?: The complementary color is #8A8474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747A8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.