What color is #747E90?

#747E90 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 #747E90?

The RGB value is 116, 126, 144: 116 red, 126 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747E90?

The complementary color is #908674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747E90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747E90 color

#747E90 rgb(116, 126, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747E90 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 49.4% green and 56.5% blue (116, 126, 144).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#747E90 color codes

HEX	`#747E90`
RGB	`rgb(116, 126, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 49.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.56, 0.36, -10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.56, 10.96, 271.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.696, 20.648, 29.328)`
Decimal	`7634576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747E90, 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 #747E90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747E90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #747E90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747e90; }
.text { color: #747e90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747e90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 126 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747e90, #787490); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #747E90?: #747E90 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 #747E90?: The RGB value is 116, 126, 144: 116 red, 126 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747E90?: The complementary color is #908674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747E90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.