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#747E6B

#747e6b ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#747e6b 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, 49.41% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.08% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 91.58°, with 8.15% saturation and 45.69% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 4.68.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.197

Complementary

  1. #747e6b
  2. #756b7e

Split complementary

  1. #747e6b
  2. #6c6b7e
  3. #7e6b7e

Analogous

  1. #7e7e6b
  2. #747e6b
  3. #6b7e6c

Triadic

  1. #747e6b
  2. #6b747e
  3. #7e6b74

Tetradic

  1. #747e6b
  2. #6b7e75
  3. #756b7e
  4. #7e6b74

Square

  1. #747e6b
  2. #6b7e7e
  3. #756b7e
  4. #7e6c6b

Monochromatic

  1. #282b25
  2. #4e5548
  3. #747e6b
  4. #9aa393
  5. #c1c6bc

Shades

#747e6b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #747e6b
  2. #687160
  3. #5d6556
  4. #51584b
  5. #464c40
  6. #3a3f36
  7. #2e322b
  8. #232620
  9. #171915
  10. #0c0d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#747e6b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #747e6b
  2. #828b7a
  3. #909889
  4. #9ea597
  5. #acb2a6
  6. #babfb5
  7. #c7cbc4
  8. #d5d8d3
  9. #e3e5e1
  10. #f1f2f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#747e6b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #747e6b
  2. #757e6d
  3. #767e6f
  4. #787f71
  5. #797f73
  6. #7a7f76
  7. #7b7f78
  8. #7c7f7a
  9. #7e807c
  10. #7f807e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #787c75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #807b6a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7a6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #757c79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b7c6a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a7c6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #747d73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-747e6b {
  color: #747e6b;
}
Background
.bg-747e6b {
  background-color: #747e6b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-747e6b {
  border: 2px solid #747e6b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #747e6b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 126 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 8% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-747e6b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #747e6b, #6b7e6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-747e6b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 126 107 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 4.68 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.45 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.07 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.07 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 12.93 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 12.93 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 13.44 #8b8194 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Xanadu
#747e6b  rgb(116, 126, 107)  hsl(92, 8%, 46%)  Xanadu
#756b7e  rgb(117, 107, 126)  hsl(272, 8%, 46%)  Old Lavender
#6b747e  rgb(107, 116, 126)  hsl(212, 8%, 46%)  Slate Gray
#7e6b74  rgb(126, 107, 116)  hsl(332, 8%, 46%)  Old Lavender