HEX atlas value

#738276

#738276 is a neutral gray HEX color close to Smoke. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 115, 130, 118, HSL 132, 6%, 48%, has luminance 0.2092, and belongs to the muted group.

gray neutral muted

#738276 Sample readable text

HEX #738276

RGB rgb(115, 130, 118)

HSL hsl(132 6% 48%)

CMYK cmyk(12, 0, 9, 49)

Luminance 0.2092

Contrast Black 5.18:1White 4.05:1

CSS

--color-738276: #738276;
.background-738276 { background-color: #738276; }
.text-738276 { color: #738276; }

Luminance0.2092

Black text5.18:1AA Pass

White text4.05:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#738276","rgb":[115,130,118],"hsl":[132,6,48],"cmyk":[12,0,9,49],"luminance":0.2092,"contrast":{"black":5.18,"white":4.05}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.18,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.05,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#A3AEA5","hex":"#A3AEA5","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.16,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#48514A","hex":"#48514A","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.55,"contrastWhite":8.23,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#589D66","hex":"#589D66","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.43,"contrastWhite":3.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.85,"contrastWhite":3.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#778273","hex":"#778273","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.23,"contrastWhite":4.02,"wcagAA":["#000000"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["neutral gray","muted","muted gray","Smoke adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","neutral UI systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/738276.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/smoke.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oxidized-copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/zinc.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#82737F","analogous":["#778273","#73827D"],"triadic":["#767382","#827673"],"tetradic":["#737782","#82737F","#827D73"],"splitComplementary":["#7D7382","#827377"],"monochromatic":["#A3AEA5","#738276","#48514A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A3AEA5","dark":"#48514A","saturated":"#589D66","desaturated":"#7A7A7A","pastel":"#BABABA","neon":"#1FFF4B"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"smoke","name":"Smoke","hex":"#738276","distance":0},{"slug":"oxidized-copper","name":"Oxidized Copper","hex":"#6E7F80","distance":11.575836902790225},{"slug":"zinc","name":"Zinc","hex":"#7D7F7C","distance":12.041594578792296},{"slug":"steel-gray","name":"Steel Gray","hex":"#71797E","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":14.177446878757825}]

HEX meaning and use

About #738276

#738276 is classified as a neutral gray value with muted visual character. #738276 is visually closest to Smoke, a named gray color with HEX #738276.

The RGB channels are 115, 130, and 118, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 132deg with 6% saturation and 48% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.2092, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.18:1AA Pass

White text4.05:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #738276 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.18:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.05:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#A3AEA5#000000 text · best 9.16:1#A3AEA5

#48514A#FFFFFF text · best 8.23:1#48514A

#589D66#000000 text · best 6.43:1#589D66

Agave#000000 text · best 5.85:1#6F8F72

#778273#000000 text · best 5.23:1#778273

Generated Palette

Smoke#738276

#82737F#82737F

#778273#778273

#73827D#73827D

#A3AEA5#A3AEA5

#48514A#48514A

Color Harmonies

#82737F#82737F

#778273#778273

#73827D#73827D

#767382#767382

#827673#827673

Variants

#A3AEA5#A3AEA5

#48514A#48514A

#589D66#589D66

#7A7A7A#7A7A7A

#BABABA#BABABA

#1FFF4B#1FFF4B

Nearest Named Colors

Smoke#738276

Oxidized Copper#6E7F80

Zinc#7D7F7C

Steel Gray#71797E

Agave#6F8F72

#738276

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #738276

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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