#74797f

Color #74797f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.97 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#74797f

RGB

rgb(116, 121, 127)

HSL

hsl(212.7, 4.5%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.7, 8.7%, 49.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.7%, 4.7%, 0%, 50.2%)

LAB

lab(50.59, -0.6, -3.92)

LCH

lch(50.59, 3.97, 261.3)

OKLCH

oklch(57.4%, 0.011, 253.05)

HWB

hwb(212.7, 45.5%, 50.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f7a74

Analogous

#747e7f

#74797f

#74747f

Triadic

#74797f

#7f7479

#797f74

Split-complementary

#74797f

#7f7474

#7e7f74

Tetradic

#74797f

#7a747f

#7f7a74

#797f74

Square

#74797f

#7f747e

#7f7a74

#747f74

Shades

Color #74797f mixed toward black.

#61656a

#4d5155

#3a3c3f

#27282a

#131415

Tints

Color #74797f mixed toward white.

#8b8f95

#a2a6aa

#b9bcbf

#d0d2d4

#e8e9ea

Tones

Color #74797f mixed toward gray.

#75797e

#76797d

#77797c

#78797b

#78797a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#76767e · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#76767d · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#747c7c · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74797f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74797f]

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Frequently asked questions

#74797f (#74797f) is rgb(116, 121, 127) in RGB.

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

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