Information about #73808F color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #73808F reads as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Slate Gray (#708090). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Steel Grey (#6F828A) and Steel (#738595).
In RGB terms — rgb(115, 128, 143) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #73808F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#73808F color variations
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#73808F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#73808F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#73808F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#73808F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#73808F 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #73808F color
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Nearest named colors to #73808F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#708090
#6F828A
#738595
#718187
#73888C
#6B8393
#718894
#798488
#768993
#777887
#697D89
#7A7F85
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#73808F
- RGB115, 128, 143
- CMYK11, 6, 0, 44
- CSSrgb(115, 128, 143)
- HSL212°, 11%, 51%
- HSL Precise212.143°, 11.111%, 50.588%
- HSV212°, 20%, 56%
- HSB212°, 20%, 56%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.451
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
- GLSLvec3(0.451, 0.502, 0.561)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.451, 0.502, 0.561, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.451, 0.502, 0.561)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID73808F
- DECIMAL ID7569551
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
