#747479

Color #747479

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.44 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#747479

RGB

rgb(116, 116, 121)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.1%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 4.1%, 47.5%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(48.99, 1.03, -2.75)

LCH

lch(48.99, 2.94, 290.53)

OKLCH

oklch(56.1%, 0.0076, 286.05)

HWB

hwb(240, 45.5%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#797974

Analogous

#747779

#747479

#777479

Triadic

#747479

#797474

#747974

Split-complementary

#747479

#797774

#777974

Tetradic

#747479

#797479

#797974

#747974

Square

#747479

#797477

#797974

#747977

Shades

Color #747479 mixed toward black.

#616165

#4d4d51

#3a3a3d

#272728

#131314

Tints

Color #747479 mixed toward white.

#8b8b90

#a2a2a6

#b9b9bc

#d1d1d2

#e8e8e9

Tones

Color #747479 mixed toward gray.

#747479

#757578

#767677

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.52:1

White text reads better on this background (4.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#747478 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#747478 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#747777 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 2.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #747479;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#747479]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#747479 (#747479) is rgb(116, 116, 121) in RGB.

No, #747479 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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