Information about #73808E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #73808E is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(115, 128, 142) — 45.1% red, 50.2% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 5 / 0 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted sky-leaning azure, #73808E 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 Slate Gray (#708090). Nearby in the Register you will also find Steel Grey (#6F828A) and Bluff (#718187).

The recipe behind #73808E is rgb(115, 128, 142), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #73808E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #73808E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#73808E color variations

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

#73808E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#73808E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#73808E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#73808E 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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#73808E 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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#8E8071
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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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#8D8E71
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#8E7271
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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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#718D8E
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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
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#8E717F
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#7F8E71
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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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#80718E
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#8E8071
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#7F8E71
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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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#8E718D
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#8E8071
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#718E72
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Nearest named colors to #73808E

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

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

Steel Grey color link
Steel Grey

#6F828A

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Alexandra's Eyes color link
Alexandra's Eyes

#73888C

Steel color link
Steel

#738595

Regent Grey color link
Regent Grey

#798488

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

Antique Navy Hue color link
Antique Navy Hue

#718894

Abacus color link
Abacus

#768993

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

#73808E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#73808E
  • RGB115, 128, 142
  • CMYK11, 5, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(115, 128, 142)
  • HSL211°, 11%, 50%
  • HSL Precise211.111°, 10.672%, 50.392%
  • HSV211°, 19%, 56%
  • HSB211°, 19%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.451, 0.502, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.451, 0.502, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.451, 0.502, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID73808E
  • DECIMAL ID7569550
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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