#747A8C

Accessibility

4.91:1

Vs white / black

4.28:1 · 4.91:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#747a8c

RGB

rgb(116, 122, 140)

RGBA

rgba(116, 122, 140, 1)

HSL

hsl(225, 9%, 50%)

HSLA

hsla(225, 9%, 50%, 1)

HSV

hsv(225, 17%, 55%)

LAB

lab(51.3% 1.74 -10.51)

LCH

lch(51.3% 10.65 279.4)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5807 0.0004 -0.0285)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5807 0.0285 270.8)

XYZ

xyz(18.89, 19.53, 27.58)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 45%)

CSS

color: #747a8c;

CSS variable

--color-747a8c: #747a8c;

SCSS

$color-747a8c: #747a8c;

JavaScript

const color = "#747a8c";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#747a8c";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#747a8c" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#747a8c", "rgb": { "r": 116, "g": 122, "b": 140 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5807 0.0285 270.8)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#747a8c-1: #747a8c;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

gray-500

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.97 · #6B7280

Nearest CSS named color

SlateGray

Very different · ΔE 5.31 · #708090

Nearest Material color

grey-600

Very different · ΔE 8.95 · #757575

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 6.28 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f0f5ff 100e3e8f6 200cfd4e3 300b7bdcf 4009ba1b4 5007f8698 6006a707f 700555966 80040434f 9002b2f39 950171a24

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f3f4f5 e8e9ec dcdee2 d1d3d9 c5c8cf babdc6 aeb1bc a2a6b2 979ba9 8b909f 808596 747a8c 6a7080 616675 575c69 4d515d 444752 3a3d46 30333a 27292f 1d1f23 131417 0a0a0c

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f3f4f5 e8e9ec dcdee2 d1d3d9 c5c8cf babdc6 aeb1bc a2a6b2 979ba9 8b909f 808596

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

6a7080 616675 575c69 4d515d 444752 3a3d46 30333a 27292f 1d1f23 131417 0a0a0c

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

757b8b 767b8a 777c89 787c88 797d87 7a7d86 7b7e85 7c7e84 7d7f83 7e7f82 7f8081

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#747A8CStop 1 #8B8574Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#74858BStop 1 #747A8CStop 2 #7A748BStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#747A8CStop 1 #8B747AStop 2 #7A8B74Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#747A8CStop 1 #8B7A74Stop 2 #858B74Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2E3138Stop 1 #515561Stop 2 #747A8BStop 3 #9EA2AEStop 4 #C7CAD1Stop 5

Using this color

Where #747a8c works

#747A8C (#747a8c) sits in the blue grey family at about 225° hue, 9% saturation, and 50% lightness. Contrast is 4.28:1 on white and 4.91:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: gray-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #747a8c as small body text on white — 4.28:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Calm professionalism with cool neutrality. Excellent for dashboards and docs. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind gray 500#6B7280 Chakra gray 500#718096 Fill Tertiary#787880 Tailwind slate 500#64748B SlateGray#708090 Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Bootstrap secondary#6C757D LightSlateGray#778899 Material Grey 600#757575 Gray#808080 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 System Gray#8E8E93

Where #747a8c works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #747a8c as small body text on white — 4.28:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.