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#737381

#737381 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#737381 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 45.1% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.85% cyan, 10.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 5.74% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 8.19.

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Relative luminance0.1749

Complementary

  1. #737381
  2. #818173

Split complementary

  1. #737381
  2. #817a73
  3. #7a8173

Analogous

  1. #737a81
  2. #737381
  3. #7a7381

Triadic

  1. #737381
  2. #817373
  3. #738173

Tetradic

  1. #737381
  2. #817381
  3. #818173
  4. #738173

Square

  1. #737381
  2. #81737a
  3. #818173
  4. #73817a

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2b30
  2. #4f4f59
  3. #737381
  4. #9b9ba6
  5. #c3c3ca

Shades

#737381 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #737381
  2. #686874
  3. #5c5c67
  4. #51515a
  5. #45454d
  6. #3a3a41
  7. #2e2e34
  8. #232327
  9. #17171a
  10. #0c0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#737381 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #737381
  2. #81818e
  3. #8f8f9a
  4. #9d9da7
  5. #ababb3
  6. #b9b9c0
  7. #c7c7cd
  8. #d5d5d9
  9. #e3e3e6
  10. #f1f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#737381 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #737381
  2. #747481
  3. #767681
  4. #777781
  5. #787881
  6. #7a7a81
  7. #7b7b80
  8. #7c7c80
  9. #7d7d80
  10. #7f7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #747479 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #707482 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f7481 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #707577 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #717481 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #717381 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #71747b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-737381 {
  color: #737381;
}
Background
.bg-737381 {
  background-color: #737381;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-737381 {
  border: 2px solid #737381;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #737381;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 115 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 6% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-737381 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #737381, #7a7381);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-737381 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 115 129 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.19 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.45 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.45 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.57 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.57 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.76 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.76 #8c8c7e Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#737381  rgb(115, 115, 129)  hsl(240, 6%, 48%)  Old Lavender
#818173  rgb(129, 129, 115)  hsl(60, 6%, 48%)  Battleship Gray
#817373  rgb(129, 115, 115)  hsl(0, 6%, 48%)  Taupe Gray
#738173  rgb(115, 129, 115)  hsl(120, 6%, 48%)  Xanadu