What color is #747A8D?

#747A8D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747A8D?

The RGB value is 116, 122, 141: 116 red, 122 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747A8D?

The complementary color is #8D8774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747A8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747A8D color

#747A8D rgb(116, 122, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747A8D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 47.8% green and 55.3% blue (116, 122, 141).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#747A8D color codes

HEX	`#747A8D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 122, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 47.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 13%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.33, 1.98, -11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.33, 11.23, 280.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.969, 19.555, 27.969)`
Decimal	`7633549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747A8D, 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 #747A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #747A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747a8d; }
.text { color: #747a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 122 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747a8d, #7b748d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #747A8D?: #747A8D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747A8D?: The RGB value is 116, 122, 141: 116 red, 122 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747A8D?: The complementary color is #8D8774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747A8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.