Centered Bay without the Stretching

#717c81 RGB(113,124,129)

About this color

Centered Bay without the Stretching reads as medium-dark and achromatic — a grey tone recorded at #717c81, RGB(113, 124, 129).

#717c81RGB(113, 124, 129)

HSL 199° · 7% saturation · 47% lightness

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Psychology

Grey at this lightness feels contemporary and considered — a designer's reliable foundation.

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History

In Japanese aesthetics, the concept of wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection and transience — finds natural expression in grey and near-neutral tones.

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Design use

At medium lightness, this grey is flexible enough to serve as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

In terms of colour combinations, a classic approach: pair grey with white and one warm accent — navy, terracotta, or forest green — letting the grey hold the background while the accent carries meaning.

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Color formats

Name
Centered Bay without the Stretching
HEX
#717c81
RGB
rgb(113,124,129)
RGB%
rgb(44.3%,48.6%,50.6%)
HSL
hsl(199,7%,47%)
HSV
hsv(199,12%,51%)
CMYK
cmyk(12,4,0,49)
LAB
lab(51,-3,-4)
LCH
lch(51,5,233)
sRGB
(0.443,0.486,0.506)
HEX8
#717c81ff
CSS Name
Decimal
113124129

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
7%
Hue
199°
Chroma
5
Temperature
WarmCool
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