What color is #747C8F?

#747C8F 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 #747C8F?

The RGB value is 116, 124, 143: 116 red, 124 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747C8F?

The complementary color is #8F8774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747C8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747C8F color

#747C8F rgb(116, 124, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747C8F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 48.6% green and 56.1% blue (116, 124, 143).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#747C8F color codes

HEX	`#747C8F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 124, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 48.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.96, 1.28, -11.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.96, 11.34, 276.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.367, 20.111, 28.843)`
Decimal	`7634063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747C8F, 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 #747C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #747C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747c8f; }
.text { color: #747c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 124 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747c8f, #7a748f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #747C8F?: #747C8F 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 #747C8F?: The RGB value is 116, 124, 143: 116 red, 124 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747C8F?: The complementary color is #8F8774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747C8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.