Information about #73959D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#73959D falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(115, 149, 157) — 45.1% red, 58.4% green, 61.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 3 / 0 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#73959D presents itself as a softly toned water-like cyan — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ash Blue (#7A9598). Slightly further away sit Bermuda Grey (#6F8C9F) and Scotty Silver (#758A9C).

The recipe behind #73959D is rgb(115, 149, 157), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #73959D: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#73959D color variations

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

#73959D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#73959D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#73959D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#73959D 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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#73959D 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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #73959D

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

Ash Blue color link
Ash Blue

#7A9598

Bermuda Grey color link
Bermuda Grey

#6F8C9F

Scotty Silver color link
Scotty Silver

#758A9C

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

Shadow Blue color link
Shadow Blue

#778BA5

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Paradise color link
Paradise

#6A9C95

Blue Moon color link
Blue Moon

#7296AB

Desaturated Cyan color link
Desaturated Cyan

#669999

Light Slate Gray color link
Light Slate Gray

#778899

Grey Blue color link
Grey Blue

#6B8BA4

Grayish Azure color link
Grayish Azure

#7D93A8

#73959D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#73959D
  • RGB115, 149, 157
  • CMYK16, 3, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(115, 149, 157)
  • HSL191°, 18%, 53%
  • HSL Precise191.429°, 17.647%, 53.333%
  • HSV191°, 27%, 62%
  • HSB191°, 27%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.451, 0.584, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.451, 0.584, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.451, 0.584, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID73959D
  • DECIMAL ID7574941
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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