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#748979

#748979 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#748979 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, 53.73% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.68% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 134.29°, with 8.3% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 1.4.

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Relative luminance0.2298

Complementary

  1. #748979
  2. #897484

Split complementary

  1. #748979
  2. #847489
  3. #89747a

Analogous

  1. #7a8974
  2. #748979
  3. #748984

Triadic

  1. #748979
  2. #797489
  3. #897974

Tetradic

  1. #748979
  2. #748489
  3. #897484
  4. #897974

Square

  1. #748979
  2. #747a89
  3. #897484
  4. #898474

Monochromatic

  1. #2e3630
  2. #516054
  3. #748979
  4. #9daca1
  5. #c7cfc9

Shades

#748979 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #748979
  2. #687b6d
  3. #5d6e61
  4. #516055
  5. #465249
  6. #3a453d
  7. #2e3730
  8. #232924
  9. #171b18
  10. #0c0e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#748979 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #748979
  2. #829586
  3. #90a194
  4. #9eaca1
  5. #acb8af
  6. #bac4bc
  7. #c7d0c9
  8. #d5dcd7
  9. #e3e7e4
  10. #f1f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#748979 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #748979
  2. #75887a
  3. #76877a
  4. #78867b
  5. #79857c
  6. #7a857d
  7. #7b847d
  8. #7c837e
  9. #7e827f
  10. #7f817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e8680 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #898578 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85837a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #718884 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #818779 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f8579 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #728980 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-748979 {
  color: #748979;
}
Background
.bg-748979 {
  background-color: #748979;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-748979 {
  border: 2px solid #748979;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #748979;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 137 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 8% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-748979 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #748979, #748984);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-748979 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 137 121 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 1.40 #40826d Viridian ΔE 11.32 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.70 #808080 Gray ΔE 12.57 #808080 Grey ΔE 12.57 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 13.05 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 14.41 #8b7686 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#748979  rgb(116, 137, 121)  hsl(134, 8%, 50%)  Xanadu
#897484  rgb(137, 116, 132)  hsl(314, 8%, 50%)  Mountbatten Pink
#797489  rgb(121, 116, 137)  hsl(254, 8%, 50%)  Old Lavender
#897974  rgb(137, 121, 116)  hsl(14, 8%, 50%)  Taupe Gray