#748CAB · near Slate

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#748CAB (RGB 116, 140, 171) is a medium, muted gray, closest to Slate and near Blue Gray and Warm Gray. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #748CAB a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 63% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 255°.

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HEX#748CAB
RGBrgb(116, 140, 171)
HSLhsl(214, 25%, 56%)
CMYK32, 18, 0, 33
CSS var--slate
Contrast3.45:1 white · 6.08:1 black

Similar named colors

Slate #708090Blue Gray #6699CCWarm Gray #8B8589Cadet #5F9EA0Gray #808080

How to use #748CAB

Black text passes WCAG AA on #748CAB (6.08:1); white text does not (3.45:1).

For a calm scheme pair #748CAB with its analogous neighbors #73A7AB and #7673AB; for contrast use its complement #AB9373 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--slate: #748CAB;

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#748CAB hex color card: near Slate, RGB 116, 140, 171
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Shades & tints

#171C22#2E3844#465467#5D7089#748CAB#90A3BC#ACBACD#C7D1DD#E3E8EE

Color harmonies for #748CAB

Complementary

#748CAB#AB9373

Analogous

#748CAB#73A7AB#7673AB

Triadic

#748CAB#AB738B#8BAB73

Split complementary

#748CAB#AB7673#A7AB73

Tetradic

#748CAB#AB73A7#AB9373#73AB76

Palettes with #748CAB