#74747a

Color #74747a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.77 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#74747a

RGB

rgb(116, 116, 122)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.5%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 4.9%, 47.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 4.9%, 0%, 52.2%)

LAB

lab(49.02, 1.24, -3.29)

LCH

lch(49.02, 3.52, 290.65)

OKLCH

oklch(56.1%, 0.0091, 285.86)

HWB

hwb(240, 45.5%, 52.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7a7a74

Analogous

#74777a

#74747a

#77747a

Triadic

#74747a

#7a7474

#747a74

Split-complementary

#74747a

#7a7774

#777a74

Tetradic

#74747a

#7a747a

#7a7a74

#747a74

Square

#74747a

#7a7477

#7a7a74

#747a77

Shades

Color #74747a mixed toward black.

#616166

#4d4d51

#3a3a3d

#272729

#131314

Tints

Color #74747a mixed toward white.

#8b8b91

#a2a2a7

#b9b9bd

#d1d1d3

#e8e8e9

Tones

Color #74747a mixed toward gray.

#75757a

#757579

#767679

#767678

#777778

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.52:1

White text reads better on this background (4.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#747479 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#747478 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#747777 · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 3.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #74747a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74747a]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#74747a (#74747a) is rgb(116, 116, 122) in RGB.

No, #74747a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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