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#74796B

#74796b ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#74796b is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 47.45% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.57% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 81.43°, with 6.14% saturation and 44.71% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 6.91.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1845

Complementary

  1. #74796b
  2. #706b79

Split complementary

  1. #74796b
  2. #6b6d79
  3. #776b79

Analogous

  1. #79776b
  2. #74796b
  3. #6d796b

Triadic

  1. #74796b
  2. #6b7479
  3. #796b74

Tetradic

  1. #74796b
  2. #6b7970
  3. #706b79
  4. #796b74

Square

  1. #74796b
  2. #6b7977
  3. #706b79
  4. #796b6d

Monochromatic

  1. #262823
  2. #4d5047
  3. #74796b
  4. #9a9f92
  5. #c0c2bb

Shades

#74796b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #74796b
  2. #686d60
  3. #5d6156
  4. #51554b
  5. #464940
  6. #3a3d36
  7. #2e302b
  8. #232420
  9. #171815
  10. #0c0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#74796b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #74796b
  2. #82867a
  3. #909489
  4. #9ea197
  5. #acafa6
  6. #babcb5
  7. #c7c9c4
  8. #d5d7d3
  9. #e3e4e1
  10. #f1f2f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#74796b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #74796b
  2. #757a6d
  3. #767a6f
  4. #787b71
  5. #797c73
  6. #7a7d76
  7. #7b7d78
  8. #7c7e7a
  9. #7e7f7c
  10. #7f7f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #767872 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b776a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a776c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #757775 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78786b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78786b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #757871 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-74796b {
  color: #74796b;
}
Background
.bg-74796b {
  background-color: #74796b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-74796b {
  border: 2px solid #74796b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #74796b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 121 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 6% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-74796b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74796b, #6d796b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-74796b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 121 107 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 6.91 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.56 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.82 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.82 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.78 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.78 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 12.40 #8b8694 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#74796b  rgb(116, 121, 107)  hsl(81, 6%, 45%)  Xanadu
#706b79  rgb(112, 107, 121)  hsl(261, 6%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#6b7479  rgb(107, 116, 121)  hsl(201, 6%, 45%)  Dim Gray
#796b74  rgb(121, 107, 116)  hsl(321, 6%, 45%)  Old Lavender