Smoke (#738276)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.05:1 — vs black: 5.18:1

Color values

  • HEX #738276
  • RGB rgb(115, 130, 118)
  • HSL hsl(132, 11%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 11.54, 0, 9.23, 49.02 )

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #738276 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Smoke
#738276 Base
#82737F
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Smoke
#738276 Base
#778273
#73827D
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Smoke
#738276 Base
#767382
#827673
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Smoke
#738276 Base
#7D7382
#827377
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Smoke
#738276 Base
#737782
#82737F
#827D73
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Smoke
#738276 Base
#2B312C
#4F5951
#606C62
#88968B
#9BA79D
#C4CAC5
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Smoke, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0C0E0C
#212521
#353C37
#4A534C
#5E6B61
Smoke #738276 Base
#8C998E
#A5B0A7
#BFC6C0
#D8DDD9
#F1F3F2
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #738276. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #738276;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #738276;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #738276;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #738276,
        #90748B
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #738276,
        #90748B
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$smoke: #738276;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$smoke-r: 115;
$smoke-g: 130;
$smoke-b: 118;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $smoke;
    color: rgba($smoke-r, $smoke-g, $smoke-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Smoke appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #738276 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #7E7E76 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #808076 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #758181 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #7E7E7E Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Smoke ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Smoke #738276 Base
Xanadu #738678 ΔE 2.07
Camouflage Green #78866B ΔE 5.84
AuroMetalSaurus #6E7F80 ΔE 6.55
Battleship Grey #848482 ΔE 9.37

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.