#74788b

Color #74788b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 5.28 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#74788b

RGB

rgb(116, 120, 139)

HSL

hsl(229.6, 9%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.6, 16.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.5%, 13.7%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(50.7, 2.68, -10.83)

LCH

lch(50.7, 11.16, 283.9)

OKLCH

oklch(57.6%, 0.0295, 276.04)

HWB

hwb(229.6, 45.5%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b8774

Analogous

#74838b

#74788b

#7c748b

Triadic

#74788b

#8b7478

#788b74

Split-complementary

#74788b

#8b7c74

#838b74

Tetradic

#74788b

#87748b

#8b8774

#788b74

Square

#74788b

#8b7483

#8b8774

#748b7c

Shades

Color #74788b mixed toward black.

#616474

#4d505d

#3a3c45

#27282e

#131417

Tints

Color #74788b mixed toward white.

#8b8f9e

#a2a5b2

#babcc5

#d1d2d8

#e8e9ec

Tones

Color #74788b mixed toward gray.

#767989

#787b87

#7a7c85

#7c7d83

#7e7e81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#767687 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#767586 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#748382 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74788b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74788b]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#74788b (#74788b) is rgb(116, 120, 139) in RGB.

No, #74788b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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