What color is #747C8B?

#747C8B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747C8B?

The RGB value is 116, 124, 139: 116 red, 124 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747C8B?

The complementary color is #8B8374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747C8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747C8B color

#747C8B rgb(116, 124, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747C8B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 48.6% green and 54.5% blue (116, 124, 139).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#747C8B color codes

HEX	`#747C8B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 124, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 48.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.83, 0.35, -9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.83, 9.14, 272.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.069, 19.992, 27.275)`
Decimal	`7634059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747C8B, 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 #747C8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747C8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #747C8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747c8b; }
.text { color: #747c8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747c8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 124 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747c8b, #78748b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #747C8B?: #747C8B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747C8B?: The RGB value is 116, 124, 139: 116 red, 124 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747C8B?: The complementary color is #8B8374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747C8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.