All About Color #747C8B

#747C8B

About #747C8B

#747C8B is a medium gray color with the hex code #747C8B. In RGB it is red 116, green 124, blue 139; in HSL it is hue 219°, saturation 9%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 17%, 11%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 4.20:1 on white and 5.00:1 on black.

#747C8B Color Conversion

Hex triplet74, 7C, 8B
CMYK16.55%, 10.79%, 0.00%, 45.49%
RGB Decimal116, 124, 139
HSL219°, 9%, 50%
RGB Octal164, 174, 213
HSV (HSB)219.13°, 16.55%, 54.51%
RGB Binary1110100, 1111100, 10001011
CIE-L*AB51.83, 0.35, -9.14
RGB Percent45.49%, 48.63%, 54.51%
CIE-L*CH51.83, 9.14, 272.19
XYZ19.07, 19.99, 27.28
CIE-L*UV51.83, -5.06, -13.06
xyY0.29, 0.30, 19.99
Hunter-Lab44.71, -2.12, -4.87
RYB45.49%, 47.82%, 54.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#747C8B on a dark background: contrast 5.00:1, passes WCAG AA.
#747C8B on a light background: contrast 4.20:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #747C8B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#747C8B · #A6ABB5 · #4A4F59 · #8B8374 · #B5B0A6

Analogous palette

#748B83 · #74888B · #747C8B · #77748B · #83748B

Triadic palette

#747C8B · #8B747C · #7C8B74 · #A6ABB5 · #B5A6AB

Tetradic palette

#747C8B · #8B7488 · #8B8374 · #748B77 · #4A4F59

Monochromatic palette

#2E3238 · #515761 · #747C8B · #9EA3AE · #C7CBD1

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