#74777c

Color #74777c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.82 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#74777c

RGB

rgb(116, 119, 124)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 3.3%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 6.5%, 48.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 4%, 0%, 51.4%)

LAB

lab(49.93, -0.09, -3.13)

LCH

lch(49.93, 3.13, 268.35)

OKLCH

oklch(56.8%, 0.0085, 260.54)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 45.5%, 51.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c7974

Analogous

#747b7c

#74777c

#75747c

Triadic

#74777c

#7c7477

#777c74

Split-complementary

#74777c

#7c7574

#7b7c74

Tetradic

#74777c

#79747c

#7c7974

#777c74

Square

#74777c

#7c747b

#7c7974

#747c75

Shades

Color #74777c mixed toward black.

#616367

#4d4f53

#3a3c3e

#272829

#131415

Tints

Color #74777c mixed toward white.

#8b8e92

#a2a4a8

#b9bbbe

#d1d2d4

#e8e8e9

Tones

Color #74777c mixed toward gray.

#75777b

#76787a

#777879

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#75757b · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#75757b · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#747a7a · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 2.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #74777c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74777c]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#74777c (#74777c) is rgb(116, 119, 124) in RGB.

No, #74777c 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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