Information about #737E7E color

#737E7E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #737E7E belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(115, 126, 126) — 45.1% red, 49.4% green, 49.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 0 / 51. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #737E7E reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to AuroMetalSaurus (#6E7F80). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Charcoal (#73787C) and Storm Grey (#747880).

In RGB terms — rgb(115, 126, 126) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #737E7E: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #737E7E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#737E7E color variations

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

#737E7E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#C6CBCB

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White

#FFFFFF

#737E7E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#5B6464

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#444B4B

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#2D3232

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Black

#000000

#737E7E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#747E7E

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#777E7E

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#797E7E

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#7C7F7F

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Grey

#808080

#737E7E 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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#717D79

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#737E7E 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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#7E7272
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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
#737E7E
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#7E7872
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#7E7278
#7E7278

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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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#72787E

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#727E78
#727E78

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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
#737E7E
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#7E727E
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#7E7E72
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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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#72727E
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#7E7272
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#7E7E72
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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
#737E7E
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#78727E
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#7E7272
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#787E72
#787E72

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Nearest named colors to #737E7E

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

AuroMetalSaurus color link
AuroMetalSaurus

#6E7F80

Light Charcoal color link
Light Charcoal

#73787C

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Trojan color link
Trojan

#757878

Smoke color link
Smoke

#738276

Meridian color link
Meridian

#7C7E7E

Harbor Rat color link
Harbor Rat

#757D75

Blue Smoke color link
Blue Smoke

#78857A

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Boulder color link
Boulder

#7C817C

Rusted Light Blue color link
Rusted Light Blue

#6A7F7A

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

#737E7E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#737E7E
  • RGB115, 126, 126
  • CMYK4, 0, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(115, 126, 126)
  • HSL180°, 5%, 47%
  • HSL Precise180°, 4.564%, 47.255%
  • HSV180°, 9%, 49%
  • HSB180°, 9%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.451, 0.494, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.451, 0.494, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.451, 0.494, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID737E7E
  • DECIMAL ID7569022
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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