#747279

Color #747279

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.81 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#747279

RGB

rgb(116, 114, 121)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 3%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 5.8%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 5.8%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(48.42, 2.2, -3.58)

LCH

lch(48.42, 4.2, 301.57)

OKLCH

oklch(55.6%, 0.011, 298.9)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 44.7%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#777972

Analogous

#727479

#747279

#787279

Triadic

#747279

#797472

#727974

Split-complementary

#747279

#797872

#747972

Tetradic

#747279

#797277

#777972

#727974

Square

#747279

#797274

#777972

#727978

Shades

Color #747279 mixed toward black.

#615f65

#4d4c51

#3a393d

#272628

#131314

Tints

Color #747279 mixed toward white.

#8b8990

#a2a1a6

#b9b8bc

#d1d0d3

#e8e7e9

Tones

Color #747279 mixed toward gray.

#747378

#757378

#757477

#757576

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.43:1

White text reads better on this background (4.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#737377 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#737377 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#747676 · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 4.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #747279;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#747279]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#747279 (#747279) is rgb(116, 114, 121) in RGB.

No, #747279 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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