What color is #747D85?

#747D85 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747D85?

The RGB value is 116, 125, 133: 116 red, 125 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747D85?

The complementary color is #857C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747D85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747D85 color

#747D85 rgb(116, 125, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747D85 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 49% green and 52.2% blue (116, 125, 133).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#747D85 color codes

HEX	`#747D85`
RGB	`rgb(116, 125, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 49%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 13%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 6%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.92, -1.6, -5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.92, 5.71, 253.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.769, 20.073, 25.071)`
Decimal	`7634309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747D85, 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 #747D85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747D85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #747D85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747d85; }
.text { color: #747d85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747d85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 125 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747d85, #747585); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #747D85?: #747D85 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747D85?: The RGB value is 116, 125, 133: 116 red, 125 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747D85?: The complementary color is #857C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747D85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.