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#737E73

#737e73 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#737e73 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, 49.41% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.73% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 4.56% saturation and 47.25% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 4.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.198

Complementary

  1. #737e73
  2. #7e737e

Split complementary

  1. #737e73
  2. #78737e
  3. #7e7378

Analogous

  1. #787e73
  2. #737e73
  3. #737e78

Triadic

  1. #737e73
  2. #73737e
  3. #7e7373

Tetradic

  1. #737e73
  2. #737e7e
  3. #7e737e
  4. #7e7373

Square

  1. #737e73
  2. #73787e
  3. #7e737e
  4. #7e7873

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2e2a
  2. #4e564e
  3. #737e73
  4. #9aa39a
  5. #c2c8c2

Shades

#737e73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #737e73
  2. #687168
  3. #5c655c
  4. #515851
  5. #454c45
  6. #3a3f3a
  7. #2e322e
  8. #232623
  9. #171917
  10. #0c0d0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#737e73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #737e73
  2. #818b81
  3. #8f988f
  4. #9da59d
  5. #abb2ab
  6. #b9bfb9
  7. #c7cbc7
  8. #d5d8d5
  9. #e3e5e3
  10. #f1f2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#737e73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #737e73
  2. #747e74
  3. #767e76
  4. #777f77
  5. #787f78
  6. #7a7f7a
  7. #7b7f7b
  8. #7c7f7c
  9. #7d807d
  10. #7f807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #787c78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f7c72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7b73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #727d7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a7d73 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #797c73 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #727e78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-737e73 {
  color: #737e73;
}
Background
.bg-737e73 {
  background-color: #737e73;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-737e73 {
  border: 2px solid #737e73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #737e73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 126 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 5% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-737e73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #737e73, #737e78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-737e73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 126 115 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 4.13 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.33 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.73 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.73 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.10 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.10 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 13.15 #8c818c Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Xanadu
#737e73  rgb(115, 126, 115)  hsl(120, 5%, 47%)  Xanadu
#7e737e  rgb(126, 115, 126)  hsl(300, 5%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#73737e  rgb(115, 115, 126)  hsl(240, 5%, 47%)  Dim Gray
#7e7373  rgb(126, 115, 115)  hsl(0, 5%, 47%)  Gray