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#738C8A

#738c8a ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#738c8a 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, 54.9% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.43% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 175.2°, with 9.8% saturation and 50% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 6.14.

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Relative luminance0.2424

Complementary

  1. #738c8a
  2. #8c7375

Split complementary

  1. #738c8a
  2. #8c7381
  3. #8c7e73

Analogous

  1. #738c7e
  2. #738c8a
  3. #73818c

Triadic

  1. #738c8a
  2. #8a738c
  3. #8c8a73

Tetradic

  1. #738c8a
  2. #73758c
  3. #8c7375
  4. #8c8a73

Square

  1. #738c8a
  2. #7e738c
  3. #8c7375
  4. #818c73

Monochromatic

  1. #2e3837
  2. #516261
  3. #738c8a
  4. #9daead
  5. #c7d1d0

Shades

#738c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #738c8a
  2. #687e7c
  3. #5c706e
  4. #516261
  5. #455453
  6. #3a4645
  7. #2e3837
  8. #232a29
  9. #171c1c
  10. #0c0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#738c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #738c8a
  2. #819896
  3. #8fa3a1
  4. #9dafad
  5. #abbab9
  6. #b9c6c5
  7. #c7d1d0
  8. #d5dddc
  9. #e3e8e8
  10. #f1f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#738c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #738c8a
  2. #748b89
  3. #768a88
  4. #778887
  5. #788786
  6. #7a8685
  7. #7b8584
  8. #7c8483
  9. #7d8282
  10. #7f8181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f8988 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #89898a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84858a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c8d8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #818a8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e888a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f8d8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-738c8a {
  color: #738c8a;
}
Background
.bg-738c8a {
  background-color: #738c8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-738c8a {
  border: 2px solid #738c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #738c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 140 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 10% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-738c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #738c8a, #73818c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-738c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 140 138 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 6.14 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.24 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.45 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.87 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.87 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.99 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.99 #8c7375 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#738c8a  rgb(115, 140, 138)  hsl(175, 10%, 50%)  Xanadu
#8c7375  rgb(140, 115, 117)  hsl(355, 10%, 50%)  Mountbatten Pink
#8a738c  rgb(138, 115, 140)  hsl(295, 10%, 50%)  Mountbatten Pink
#8c8a73  rgb(140, 138, 115)  hsl(55, 10%, 50%)  Battleship Gray