What color is #747F85?

#747F85 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747F85?

The RGB value is 116, 127, 133: 116 red, 127 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747F85?

The complementary color is #857A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747F85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747F85 color

#747F85 rgb(116, 127, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747F85 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 49.8% green and 52.2% blue (116, 127, 133).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#747F85 color codes

HEX	`#747F85`
RGB	`rgb(116, 127, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 49.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 13%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.49, -2.75, -4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.49, 5.39, 239.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.024, 20.585, 25.157)`
Decimal	`7634821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747F85, 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 #747F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #747F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747f85; }
.text { color: #747f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 127 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747f85, #747785); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #747F85?: #747F85 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747F85?: The RGB value is 116, 127, 133: 116 red, 127 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747F85?: The complementary color is #857A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747F85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.