#747274

Closest named color: Battleship Gray (#6C757D). oklch(55.4% 0.004 325.6), rgb(116, 114, 116).

White text reads best on this color (4.77:1).

About this color

#747274 is a medium-dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 55%, its chroma 0.004. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Battleship Gray (#6C757D), ΔE 0.017 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.77:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	medium-dark (55%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.004)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Battleship Gray (#6C757D)
Black text	4.40:1
White text	4.77:1

Values

HEX	#747274
RGB	rgb(116, 114, 116)
HSL	hsl(300, 1%, 45%)
OKLCH	oklch(55.4% 0.004 325.6)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #747274	4.77:1	AA	Lc -78.6	Fine for body text
Black text on #747274	4.40:1	AA large text	Lc 30.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#747274 text on white	4.77:1	AA	Lc 73.1	Content text, not long reading
#747274 text on black	4.40:1	AA large text	Lc -28.6	Dividers and decoration only

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F5F5F5

oklch(97% 0 0)
Step 100
100

#EAEAEA

oklch(93.7% 0 0)
Step 200
200

#D9D9D9

oklch(88.5% 0 0)
Step 300
300

#C1C0C1

oklch(80.9% 0.002 325.6)
Step 400
400

#A1A0A1

oklch(70.7% 0.002 325.6)
Step 500
500

#8B898B

oklch(63.2% 0.004 325.6)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#747274

oklch(55.4% 0.004 325.6)
Step 700
700

#626062

oklch(49.2% 0.004 325.6)
Step 800
800

#504E50

oklch(42.7% 0.004 325.6)
Step 900
900

#424142

oklch(37.7% 0.002 325.6)
Step 950
950

#272627

oklch(27% 0.002 325.6)

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#747274 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#727274	0.003
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#727374	0.004
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#747273	0.002
Achromatopsia (no color)	#737373	0.004

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #747274, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #747274 in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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