What color is #747B8E?

#747B8E 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 #747B8E?

The RGB value is 116, 123, 142: 116 red, 123 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747B8E?

The complementary color is #8E8774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747B8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747B8E color

#747B8E rgb(116, 123, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747B8E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 48.2% green and 55.7% blue (116, 123, 142).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% 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 4.97:1).

#747B8E color codes

HEX	`#747B8E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 123, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 48.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 13%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.65, 1.63, -11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.65, 11.28, 278.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.167, 19.832, 28.404)`
Decimal	`7633806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747B8E, 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 #747B8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747B8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #747B8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747b8e; }
.text { color: #747b8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747b8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 123 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747b8e, #7a748e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #747B8E?: #747B8E 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 #747B8E?: The RGB value is 116, 123, 142: 116 red, 123 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747B8E?: The complementary color is #8E8774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747B8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.