#74727A#74727A

#74727A is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.012 H 297.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74727A
RGB	rgb(116, 114, 122)
HSL	hsl(255, 3%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(255, 7%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.9%, 6.6%, 0%, 52.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.45, 2.41, -4.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.45, 4.79, 300.30°)
OKLab	oklab(55.65% 0.0057 -0.011)
OKLCH	oklch(55.65% 0.012 297.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.7320, 17.1528, 20.8379)
Luminance	0.1715 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74727A #787A72

analogous

#72747A #74727A #78727A

triadic

#74727A #7A7472 #727A74

tetradic

#74727A #7A7274 #787A72 #727A78

square

#74727A #7A7274 #787A72 #727A78

split-complementary

#74727A #7A7872 #747A72

monochromatic

#38373B #56545A #74727A #939198 #B2B1B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#74727A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#74727A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74727A

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74727A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74727A	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71737A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71737A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#737375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74727a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 114, 122);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.012 297.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c9aa0',
    500: '#74727a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74727a;
$custom-light: #9c9aa0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74727a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 122
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 3.39,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55652,
    "c": 0.01242,
    "h": 297.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74727A

secondary

#A5A6A2

accent

#AD7BA0

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F2F2

border

#CCCCCC

text

#0E0E0E

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #74727A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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