#747b8f

Color #747b8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 4.31 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#747b8f

RGB

rgb(116, 123, 143)

HSL

hsl(224.4, 10.8%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.4, 18.9%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.9%, 14%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(51.68, 1.86, -11.69)

LCH

lch(51.68, 11.84, 279.04)

OKLCH

oklch(58.4%, 0.0318, 270.18)

HWB

hwb(224.4, 45.5%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f8874

Analogous

#74898f

#747b8f

#7a748f

Triadic

#747b8f

#8f747b

#7b8f74

Split-complementary

#747b8f

#8f7a74

#898f74

Tetradic

#747b8f

#88748f

#8f8874

#7b8f74

Square

#747b8f

#8f7489

#8f8874

#748f7a

Shades

Color #747b8f mixed toward black.

#606678

#4d5260

#3a3d48

#272930

#131418

Tints

Color #747b8f mixed toward white.

#8b91a2

#a2a7b4

#b9bdc7

#d1d3da

#e8e9ec

Tones

Color #747b8f mixed toward gray.

#767c8d

#797d8b

#7b7e88

#7d7f86

#7f8084

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#77778a · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#777689 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#748786 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #747b8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#747b8f]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#747b8f (#747b8f) is rgb(116, 123, 143) in RGB.

No, #747b8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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