Color

#737673

Gray. Nearest reference color: Sonic silver.

RGB

0–255

115

118

115

CMYK

0–100%

2.54%

53.73%

RGB describes how #737673 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 115, green 118 and blue 115.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 2.54%, magenta 0%, yellow 2.54% and black 53.73%.

HSL values

H 120° S 1.29% L 45.69%

In the HSL color model, #737673 has a hue of 120°, 1.29% saturation and 45.69% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#737673 is an achromatic medium gray.

Temperature: Neutral
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Neutral

Color formats

Copy #737673 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #737673

RGB rgb(115, 118, 115)

HSL hsl(120 1.29% 45.69%)

OKLCH oklch(0.56229 0.005808 145.4977)

CSS --color: #737673;

Tints of #737673

Tints are lighter variations of #737673. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#ECEFEC #CCD0CC #AEB1AE #909390 #737673

Shades of #737673

Shades are darker variations of #737673. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#737673 #545754 #363936 #1B1E1B #050605

Tones of #737673

Tones reduce the chroma of #737673, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#737673 #737673 #747674 #747574 #757575

Tonal range of #737673

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #737673 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#ECEFEC #CCD0CC #AEB1AE #909390 #737673 #545754 #363936 #1B1E1B #050605

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #ECEFEC;
    --color-200: #CCD0CC;
    --color-300: #AEB1AE;
    --color-400: #909390;
    --color-500: #737673;
    --color-600: #545754;
    --color-700: #363936;
    --color-800: #1B1E1B;
    --color-900: #050605;
}

Colors that go with #737673

Color harmonies for #737673 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#737673 #777477

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#757672 #737673 #727675

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#737673 #737579 #787473

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#737673 #757478 #787475

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#737673 #727678 #777477 #787472

CSS gradients with #737673

These gradients show how #737673 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#737673 #949694 #B6B8B6 #DADBDA #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #737673, #949694, #B6B8B6, #DADBDA, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#737673 #4C4E4C #282928 #090909 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #737673, #4C4E4C, #282928, #090909, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#737673 #767571 #787472 #787474 #777477

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #737673, #767571, #787472, #787474, #777477);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #737673. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

4.60:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

4.57:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1784 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #737673 as the background.

background-color: #737673;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #737673 in design

See how #737673 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#737673 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #737673 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#CCD0CC

#737673

#1B1E1B

Colors similar to #737673

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #737673, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#484848 #535353 #5E5E5E #696969 #818181 #8D8D8D #999999 #A5A5A5

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #737673 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #767573 Deuteranopia #767573 Tritanopia #737675

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #737673 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 16.6426
Y: 17.8395
Z: 18.7829

CIELAB

L*: 49.3008
a*: -1.744
b*: 1.2528

OKLab

L: 0.56229
a: -0.004786
b: 0.00329

OKLCH

L: 0.56229
C: 0.005808
H: 145.4977°