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#747F73

#747f73 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#747f73 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, 49.8% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.45% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 115°, with 4.96% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 3.79.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.2013

Complementary

  1. #747f73
  2. #7e737f

Split complementary

  1. #747f73
  2. #78737f
  3. #7f737a

Analogous

  1. #7a7f73
  2. #747f73
  3. #737f78

Triadic

  1. #747f73
  2. #73747f
  3. #7f7374

Tetradic

  1. #747f73
  2. #737f7e
  3. #7e737f
  4. #7f7374

Square

  1. #747f73
  2. #737a7f
  3. #7e737f
  4. #7f7873

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2f2a
  2. #4f574f
  3. #747f73
  4. #9ba49a
  5. #c3c8c3

Shades

#747f73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #747f73
  2. #687268
  3. #5d665c
  4. #515951
  5. #464c45
  6. #3a403a
  7. #2e332e
  8. #232623
  9. #171917
  10. #0c0d0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#747f73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #747f73
  2. #828c81
  3. #90998f
  4. #9ea59d
  5. #acb2ab
  6. #babfb9
  7. #c7ccc7
  8. #d5d9d5
  9. #e3e5e3
  10. #f1f2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#747f73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #747f73
  2. #757f74
  3. #767f76
  4. #787f77
  5. #797f78
  6. #7a807a
  7. #7b807b
  8. #7c807c
  9. #7e807d
  10. #7f807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797d78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #807d72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7b74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #737e7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b7e73 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a7d73 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #747e78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-747f73 {
  color: #747f73;
}
Background
.bg-747f73 {
  background-color: #747f73;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-747f73 {
  border: 2px solid #747f73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #747f73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 127 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 115 5% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-747f73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #747f73, #737f78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-747f73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 127 115 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 3.79 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.46 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.97 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.97 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.58 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.58 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 13.54 #8b808c Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Xanadu
#747f73  rgb(116, 127, 115)  hsl(115, 5%, 47%)  Xanadu
#7e737f  rgb(126, 115, 127)  hsl(295, 5%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#73747f  rgb(115, 116, 127)  hsl(235, 5%, 47%)  Gray
#7f7374  rgb(127, 115, 116)  hsl(355, 5%, 47%)  Taupe Gray