#747c7e

Color #747c7e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.96 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#747c7e

RGB

rgb(116, 124, 126)

HSL

hsl(192, 4.1%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 7.9%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 1.6%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(51.42, -2.55, -2.12)

LCH

lch(51.42, 3.32, 219.74)

OKLCH

oklch(58%, 0.0101, 214.48)

HWB

hwb(192, 45.5%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e7674

Analogous

#747e7b

#747c7e

#74777e

Triadic

#747c7e

#7e747c

#7c7e74

Split-complementary

#747c7e

#7e7477

#7e7b74

Tetradic

#747c7e

#76747e

#7e7674

#7c7e74

Square

#747c7e

#7b747e

#7e7674

#777e74

Shades

Color #747c7e mixed toward black.

#616769

#4d5354

#3a3e3f

#27292a

#131515

Tints

Color #747c7e mixed toward white.

#8b9294

#a2a8a9

#b9bebf

#d1d3d4

#e8e9ea

Tones

Color #747c7e mixed toward gray.

#757c7d

#767b7c

#777b7c

#777a7b

#787a7a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#78787e · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#77767d · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#747d7d · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #747c7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#747c7e]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#747c7e (#747c7e) is rgb(116, 124, 126) in RGB.

No, #747c7e 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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