#72757F

Accessibility

4.6:1

Vs white / black

4.6:1 · 4.57:1

Sources

Library color

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Codes

Formats

HEX

#72757f

RGB

rgb(114, 117, 127)

RGBA

rgba(114, 117, 127, 1)

HSL

hsl(226, 5%, 47%)

HSV

hsv(226, 10%, 50%)

LAB

lab(49.29% 1 -5.87)

LCH

lch(49.29% 5.95 279.67)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5632 0.0007 -0.0158)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5632 0.0158 272.54)

XYZ

xyz(17.13, 17.83, 22.61)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 50%)

CSS

color: #72757f;

CSS variable

--color-72757f: #72757f;

SCSS

$color-72757f: #72757f;

Tailwind

slate-500

Export

Developer code

:root {
  --#72757f-1: #72757f;
}

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f3f4f4 e8e8ea dcdddf d0d1d4 c4c6ca b9babf adafb4 a1a3aa 95989f 8a8c94 7e818a 72757f 696b74 5f626a 56585f 4c4e55 42444a 393b40 2f3135 26272a 1d1d20 131315 0a0a0b

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f3f4f4 e8e8ea dcdddf d0d1d4 c4c6ca b9babf adafb4 a1a3aa 95989f 8a8c94 7e818a

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

696b74 5f626a 56585f 4c4e55 42444a 393b40 2f3135 26272a 1d1d20 131315 0a0a0b

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

73767f 74777f 76787f 77797f 787a7f 797b80 7a7b80 7b7c80 7d7d80 7e7e80 7f7f80

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#72757FStop 1 #7E7B72Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#727B7EStop 1 #72757FStop 2 #75727EStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#72757FStop 1 #7E7275Stop 2 #757E72Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#72757FStop 1 #7E7572Stop 2 #7B7E72Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#303236Stop 1 #55575EStop 2 #797C86Stop 3 #A1A3AAStop 4 #C9CBCFStop 5

Meaning

Color psychology

Calm professionalism with cool neutrality. Excellent for dashboards and docs.

Common uses: primary buttons, chart series, status badges, marketing gradients, and brand accents in the Blue Grey family.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Fill Tertiary#787880 Bootstrap secondary#6C757D Material Grey 600#757575 SlateGray#708090 Gray#808080 DimGray#696969 Web Safe #666666#666666 Chakra gray 500#718096 Tailwind slate 500#64748B LightSlateGray#778899 Material Grey 700#616161 System Gray#8E8E93