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#747E72

#747e72 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#747e72 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 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.52% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 110°, with 5% saturation and 47.06% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 4.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1985

Complementary

  1. #747e72
  2. #7c727e

Split complementary

  1. #747e72
  2. #76727e
  3. #7e727a

Analogous

  1. #7a7e72
  2. #747e72
  3. #727e76

Triadic

  1. #747e72
  2. #72747e
  3. #7e7274

Tetradic

  1. #747e72
  2. #727e7c
  3. #7c727e
  4. #7e7274

Square

  1. #747e72
  2. #727a7e
  3. #7c727e
  4. #7e7672

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2e29
  2. #4f564e
  3. #747e72
  4. #9ba399
  5. #c3c7c2

Shades

#747e72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #747e72
  2. #687167
  3. #5d655b
  4. #515850
  5. #464c44
  6. #3a3f39
  7. #2e322e
  8. #232622
  9. #171917
  10. #0c0d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#747e72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #747e72
  2. #828b80
  3. #90988e
  4. #9ea59c
  5. #acb2aa
  6. #babfb9
  7. #c7cbc7
  8. #d5d8d5
  9. #e3e5e3
  10. #f1f2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#747e72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #747e72
  2. #757e73
  3. #767e75
  4. #787f76
  5. #797f78
  6. #7a7f79
  7. #7b7f7a
  8. #7c7f7c
  9. #7e807d
  10. #7f807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #787c78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f7c71 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7b73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #747d7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b7d72 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a7c72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #747d77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-747e72 {
  color: #747e72;
}
Background
.bg-747e72 {
  background-color: #747e72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-747e72 {
  border: 2px solid #747e72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #747e72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 126 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 110 5% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-747e72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #747e72, #727e76);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-747e72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 126 114 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 4.30 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.30 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.77 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.77 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.17 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.17 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 13.29 #8b818d Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Xanadu
#747e72  rgb(116, 126, 114)  hsl(110, 5%, 47%)  Xanadu
#7c727e  rgb(124, 114, 126)  hsl(290, 5%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#72747e  rgb(114, 116, 126)  hsl(230, 5%, 47%)  Dim Gray
#7e7274  rgb(126, 114, 116)  hsl(350, 5%, 47%)  Taupe Gray