#747d7d

Color #747d7d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.01 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#747d7d

RGB

rgb(116, 125, 125)

HSL

hsl(180, 3.7%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 7.2%, 49%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(51.68, -3.33, -1.15)

LCH

lch(51.68, 3.52, 199.05)

OKLCH

oklch(58.2%, 0.0108, 196.75)

HWB

hwb(180, 45.5%, 51%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d7474

Analogous

#747d79

#747d7d

#74797d

Triadic

#747d7d

#7d747d

#7d7d74

Split-complementary

#747d7d

#7d7479

#7d7974

Tetradic

#747d7d

#74747d

#7d7474

#7d7d74

Square

#747d7d

#79747d

#7d7474

#797d74

Shades

Color #747d7d mixed toward black.

#616868

#4d5353

#3a3f3f

#272a2a

#131515

Tints

Color #747d7d mixed toward white.

#8b9393

#a2a9a9

#b9bebe

#d1d4d4

#e8e9e9

Tones

Color #747d7d mixed toward gray.

#757c7c

#767c7c

#767b7b

#777a7a

#787979

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#78787d · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#77777d · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#747d7d · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #747d7d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#747d7d]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#747d7d (#747d7d) is rgb(116, 125, 125) in RGB.

No, #747d7d 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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