Information about #73696C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #73696C is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(115, 105, 108) — 45.1% red, 41.2% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 3 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #73696C sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Sidewinder (#6F676C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Innuendo (#77696F) and Smokey Gray (#726E6D).

The recipe behind #73696C is rgb(115, 105, 108), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #73696C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.0:1. #73696C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#73696C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#73696C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#73696C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#5C5355

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#453E40

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Black

#000000

#73696C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#787173

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Grey

#808080

#73696C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#73686F

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#726873

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#6D6873

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#73696C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#687173
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#68736A
#68736A

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#736871
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#73696C
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#6B7368
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#686B73
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#737068
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#686B73
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#717368
#717368

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#687370
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#6A6873
Dolphin

#6A6873

Nearest named colors to #73696C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Half Sidewinder color link
Half Sidewinder

#6F676C

Innuendo color link
Innuendo

#77696F

Smokey Gray color link
Smokey Gray

#726E6D

Gauntlet color link
Gauntlet

#716F69

Cloudy Gray color link
Cloudy Gray

#6D6968

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

Quarter Felix color link
Quarter Felix

#746765

Tarmac color link
Tarmac

#6F6F6E

Dark Silver color link
Dark Silver

#71706E

Weathered Grey color link
Weathered Grey

#776F6F

Eighth Barista color link
Eighth Barista

#746466

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

#73696C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#73696C
  • RGB115, 105, 108
  • CMYK0, 4, 3, 55
  • CSSrgb(115, 105, 108)
  • HSL342°, 5%, 43%
  • HSL Precise342°, 4.545%, 43.137%
  • HSV342°, 9%, 45%
  • HSB342°, 9%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.451, 0.412, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.451, 0.412, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.451, 0.412, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID73696C
  • DECIMAL ID7563628
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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