What color is #747F93?

#747F93 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747F93?

The RGB value is 116, 127, 147: 116 red, 127 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747F93?

The complementary color is #938874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747F93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747F93 color

#747F93 rgb(116, 127, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747F93 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 49.8% green and 57.6% blue (116, 127, 147).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stonewash (#74819A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#747F93 color codes

HEX	`#747F93`
RGB	`rgb(116, 127, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 49.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 14%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.95, 0.49, -12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.95, 12.13, 272.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.057, 20.998, 30.594)`
Decimal	`7634835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747F93, 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 #747F93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747F93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #747F93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747f93; }
.text { color: #747f93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747f93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 127 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747f93, #797493); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #747F93?: #747F93 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747F93?: The RGB value is 116, 127, 147: 116 red, 127 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747F93?: The complementary color is #938874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747F93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.