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#748372 Color

#748372 is rgb(116, 131, 114) in RGB, hsl(113, 7%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 13%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xanadu (#738678), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#748372
HEX#748372
RGBrgb(116, 131, 114)
HSLhsl(113, 7%, 48%)
HSVhsv(113, 13%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 13%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.031 141.9)
LABlab(53.14% -8.28 7.28)
LCHlch(53.14% 11.03 138.68)

What #748372 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #748372, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#748372 Channel Values

How #748372 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 116 · G 131 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 113° · S 7% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 113° · S 13% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.01:1 vs white · 5.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #748372 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #748372

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #748372; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #748372

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #748372 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#748372
Protanopia#818172
Protanomaly#7C8272
Deuteranopia#7E7E72
Deuteranomaly#7A8072
Tritanopia#768181
Tritanomaly#75827B
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #748372 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-748372: #748372;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #748372;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-748372': '#748372' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.455, green: 0.514, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_748372">#748372</color>
SVG fillfill="#748372"

More Gray Colors

#748372 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#748372 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #748372?

#748372 is a mid-tone gray — rgb(116, 131, 114) in RGB and hsl(113, 7%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.57.

What is the RGB value of #748372?

#748372 is rgb(116, 131, 114) — red 116, green 131, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #748372?

#748372 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 13%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #748372 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #748372 scores 4.01:1 against white and 5.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #748372 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #748372 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 11.04, which is visibly different.

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