#73838b

Color #73838b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 4.78 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#73838b

RGB

rgb(115, 131, 139)

HSL

hsl(200, 9.4%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 17.3%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 5.8%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(53.75, -4.02, -6.27)

LCH

lch(53.75, 7.45, 237.33)

OKLCH

oklch(60%, 0.0224, 229.34)

HWB

hwb(200, 45.1%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b7b73

Analogous

#738b87

#73838b

#73778b

Triadic

#73838b

#8b7383

#838b73

Split-complementary

#73838b

#8b7377

#8b8773

Tetradic

#73838b

#7b738b

#8b7b73

#838b73

Square

#73838b

#87738b

#8b7b73

#778b73

Shades

Color #73838b mixed toward black.

#606d74

#4d575d

#3a4145

#262c2e

#131617

Tints

Color #73838b mixed toward white.

#8a989e

#a2acb2

#b9c1c5

#d0d6d8

#e8eaec

Tones

Color #73838b mixed toward gray.

#758289

#778287

#798185

#7b8083

#7d8081

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a89 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#797889 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#748887 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #73838b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#73838b]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#73838b (#73838b) is rgb(115, 131, 139) in RGB.

No, #73838b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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