What color is #747C94?

#747C94 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747C94?

The RGB value is 116, 124, 148: 116 red, 124 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747C94?

The complementary color is #948C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747C94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747C94 color

#747C94 rgb(116, 124, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #747C94 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 48.6% green and 58% blue (116, 124, 148).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#747C94 color codes

HEX	`#747C94`
RGB	`rgb(116, 124, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 48.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 16%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.14, 2.48, -13.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.14, 14.15, 280.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.754, 20.266, 30.882)`
Decimal	`7634068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747C94, 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 #747C94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747C94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #747C94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747c94; }
.text { color: #747c94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747c94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 124 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747c94, #7c7494); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #747C94?: #747C94 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747C94?: The RGB value is 116, 124, 148: 116 red, 124 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747C94?: The complementary color is #948C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747C94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.