#747d87

Color #747d87

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 4.22 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#747d87

RGB

rgb(116, 125, 135)

HSL

hsl(211.6, 7.6%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.6, 14.1%, 52.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.1%, 7.4%, 0%, 47.1%)

LAB

lab(51.98, -1.15, -6.56)

LCH

lch(51.98, 6.66, 260.06)

OKLCH

oklch(58.6%, 0.0187, 250.98)

HWB

hwb(211.6, 45.5%, 47.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#877e74

Analogous

#748687

#747d87

#747487

Triadic

#747d87

#87747d

#7d8774

Split-complementary

#747d87

#877474

#868774

Tetradic

#747d87

#7e7487

#877e74

#7d8774

Square

#747d87

#877486

#877e74

#748774

Shades

Color #747d87 mixed toward black.

#616870

#4d535a

#3a3e43

#272a2d

#131516

Tints

Color #747d87 mixed toward white.

#8b939b

#a2a8af

#b9bec3

#d1d4d7

#e8e9eb

Tones

Color #747d87 mixed toward gray.

#767d85

#777d84

#797d82

#7a7d81

#7c7d7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#787885 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#777784 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#748382 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #747d87;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#747d87]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#747d87 (#747d87) is rgb(116, 125, 135) in RGB.

No, #747d87 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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