What color is #747B81?

#747B81 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747B81?

The RGB value is 116, 123, 129: 116 red, 123 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747B81?

The complementary color is #817A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747B81?

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.

#747B81 color

#747B81 rgb(116, 123, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747B81 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 48.2% green and 50.6% blue (116, 123, 129).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 5% 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 4.89:1).

#747B81 color codes

HEX	`#747B81`
RGB	`rgb(116, 123, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 48.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 10%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 5%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.23, -1.33, -4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.23, 4.37, 252.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.247, 19.464, 23.56)`
Decimal	`7633793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747B81, 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 #747B81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747B81 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 #747B81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747b81; }
.text { color: #747b81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747b81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 123 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747b81, #747581); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #747B81?: #747B81 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747B81?: The RGB value is 116, 123, 129: 116 red, 123 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747B81?: The complementary color is #817A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747B81?: 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.