#73656b

Color #73656b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.83 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#73656b

RGB

rgb(115, 101, 107)

HSL

hsl(334.3, 6.5%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(334.3, 12.2%, 45.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 7%, 54.9%)

LAB

lab(44.25, 6.7, -1.33)

LCH

lch(44.25, 6.83, 348.77)

OKLCH

oklch(52.2%, 0.0199, 350.16)

HWB

hwb(334.3, 39.6%, 54.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#65736d

Analogous

#736572

#73656b

#736665

Triadic

#73656b

#6b7365

#656b73

Split-complementary

#73656b

#657366

#657273

Tetradic

#73656b

#736d65

#65736d

#656b73

Square

#73656b

#727365

#65736d

#666573

Shades

Color #73656b mixed toward black.

#605459

#4d4347

#3a3336

#262224

#131112

Tints

Color #73656b mixed toward white.

#8d7d83

#a3979c

#bab1b5

#d1cbce

#e8e5e6

Tones

Color #73656b mixed toward gray.

#72666b

#71676b

#70696c

#6e6a6c

#6d6b6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.8:1

White text reads better on this background (5.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6d6a · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#6e6f69 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#726868 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 8.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #73656b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#73656b]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#73656b (#73656b) is rgb(115, 101, 107) in RGB.

No, #73656b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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