#74797d

Color #74797d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.29 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#74797d

RGB

rgb(116, 121, 125)

HSL

hsl(206.7, 3.7%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.7, 7.2%, 49%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.2%, 3.2%, 0%, 51%)

LAB

lab(50.53, -1.03, -2.83)

LCH

lch(50.53, 3.01, 250)

OKLCH

oklch(57.3%, 0.0086, 241.65)

HWB

hwb(206.7, 45.5%, 51%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d7874

Analogous

#747d7d

#74797d

#74757d

Triadic

#74797d

#7d7479

#797d74

Split-complementary

#74797d

#7d7475

#7d7d74

Tetradic

#74797d

#78747d

#7d7874

#797d74

Square

#74797d

#7d747d

#7d7874

#757d74

Shades

Color #74797d mixed toward black.

#616568

#4d5153

#3a3d3f

#27282a

#131415

Tints

Color #74797d mixed toward white.

#8b8f93

#a2a6a9

#b9bcbe

#d1d2d4

#e8e9e9

Tones

Color #74797d mixed toward gray.

#75797c

#76797c

#76797b

#77797a

#787979

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#76767c · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#76767c · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#747b7b · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #74797d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74797d]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#74797d (#74797d) is rgb(116, 121, 125) in RGB.

No, #74797d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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