Information about Steel color
Basic facts about this digital color
A calm, restrained steel-blue azure, #738595 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Antique Navy Hue (#718894). Nearby in the Register you will also find Abacus (#768993) and Bluish Grey (#748B97).
In RGB terms — rgb(115, 133, 149) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #738595 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.8:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Steel" in the Register.
Steel color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Steel color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Steel color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Steel color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Steel color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Steel 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 Steel color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Steel
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#718894
#768993
#748B97
#778899
#708090
#6B8393
#758A9C
#73888C
#698890
#6F828A
#6F8C9F
#74918E
Steel color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#738595
- RGB115, 133, 149
- CMYK13, 6, 0, 42
- CSSrgb(115, 133, 149)
- HSL208°, 14%, 52%
- HSL Precise208.235°, 13.821%, 51.765%
- HSV208°, 23%, 58%
- HSB208°, 23%, 58%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.451
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.584
- GLSLvec3(0.451, 0.522, 0.584)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.451, 0.522, 0.584, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.451, 0.522, 0.584)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB58.4%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID738595
- DECIMAL ID7570837
- Name Length5
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- Counting from2025-01-01
