What color is #747B85?

#747B85 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747B85?

The RGB value is 116, 123, 133: 116 red, 123 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747B85?

The complementary color is #857E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747B85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747B85 color

#747B85 rgb(116, 123, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747B85 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 48.2% green and 52.2% blue (116, 123, 133).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#747B85 color codes

HEX	`#747B85`
RGB	`rgb(116, 123, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 48.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 13%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 8%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.35, -0.44, -6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.35, 6.34, 266.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.518, 19.572, 24.988)`
Decimal	`7633797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747B85, 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 #747B85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747B85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #747B85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747b85; }
.text { color: #747b85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747b85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 123 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747b85, #767485); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #747B85?: #747B85 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747B85?: The RGB value is 116, 123, 133: 116 red, 123 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747B85?: The complementary color is #857E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747B85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.