#738696
Closest named color: Steel (#738595). oklch(61% 0.033 243.7), rgb(115, 134, 150).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.57:1).
About this color
#738696 is a medium-dark, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.033 and its hue 244°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Steel (#738595), ΔE 0.003 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.57:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.033) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Steel (#738595) |
| Black text | 5.57:1 |
| White text | 3.76:1 |
Values
| HEX | #738696 |
| RGB | rgb(115, 134, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 14%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.033 243.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #738696 | 3.76:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #738696 | 5.57:1 | AA | Lc 38.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #738696 text on white | 3.76:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #738696 text on black | 5.57:1 | AA | Lc -36.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F7
oklch(97.2% 0.003 228.8)
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Step 100
100
#E7EAED
oklch(93.6% 0.005 247.9)
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Step 200
200
#D4DADF
oklch(88.5% 0.009 242.9)
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Step 300
300
#B8C2CA
oklch(80.9% 0.016 241.8)
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Step 400
400
#94A3B0
oklch(70.8% 0.026 244.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#738696
oklch(61% 0.033 243.7)
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Step 600
600
#627687
oklch(55.6% 0.036 244.1)
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Step 700
700
#516373
oklch(49.1% 0.034 245.4)
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Step 800
800
#42515D
oklch(42.7% 0.028 242.5)
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Step 900
900
#38434C
oklch(37.7% 0.021 243)
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Step 950
950
#21272D
oklch(26.9% 0.014 248.4)
#738696 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #808697 | 0.018 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7B8296 | 0.015 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #698A8B | 0.027 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.033 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #738696
#738696
oklch(61% 0.033 243.7)
- #92806F
#92806F
oklch(61.2% 0.033 65.5)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #738696, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.003
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.009
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.018
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.020
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.024
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.027
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.032
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.035
Use #738696 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.