#74797b

Color #74797b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.86 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#74797b

RGB

rgb(116, 121, 123)

HSL

hsl(197.1, 2.9%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.1, 5.7%, 48.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.7%, 1.6%, 0%, 51.8%)

LAB

lab(50.47, -1.46, -1.74)

LCH

lch(50.47, 2.27, 230)

OKLCH

oklch(57.3%, 0.0068, 223.81)

HWB

hwb(197.1, 45.5%, 51.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b7674

Analogous

#747b7a

#74797b

#74767b

Triadic

#74797b

#7b7479

#797b74

Split-complementary

#74797b

#7b7476

#7b7a74

Tetradic

#74797b

#76747b

#7b7674

#797b74

Square

#74797b

#7a747b

#7b7674

#767b74

Shades

Color #74797b mixed toward black.

#616567

#4d5152

#3a3d3e

#272829

#131415

Tints

Color #74797b mixed toward white.

#8b9091

#a2a6a7

#b9bcbd

#d1d2d3

#e8e9e9

Tones

Color #74797b mixed toward gray.

#75797a

#767879

#777878

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#76767b · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#76767a · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#747a7a · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 2.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #74797b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74797b]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#74797b (#74797b) is rgb(116, 121, 123) in RGB.

No, #74797b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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