Information about #7B737D color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #7B737D reads as a quiet, subdued grey and feels open and friendly. 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 practically indistinguishable from Monsoon (#7A7679). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Mamba (#766D7C) and Storm Grey (#747880).
In RGB terms — rgb(123, 115, 125) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #7B737D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#7B737D color variations
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#7B737D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#7B737D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#7B737D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#7B737D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#7B737D 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 #7B737D color
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Nearest named colors to #7B737D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#7A7679
#766D7C
#747880
#757878
#73787C
#786A7F
#757575
#7C7173
#787774
#727282
#7C7D79
#7C7E7E
#7B737D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#7B737D
- RGB123, 115, 125
- CMYK1, 4, 0, 51
- CSSrgb(123, 115, 125)
- HSL288°, 4%, 47%
- HSL Precise288°, 4.167%, 47.059%
- HSV288°, 8%, 49%
- HSB288°, 8%, 49%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.482
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.451
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
- GLSLvec3(0.482, 0.451, 0.490)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.482, 0.451, 0.490, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.482, 0.451, 0.490)
- Percentage of Red in RGB48.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB45.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID7B737D
- DECIMAL ID8090493
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
