What Mild Border along Settling

#726474 RGB(114,100,116)

About this color

What Mild Border along Settling reads as medium-dark and achromatic — a grey tone recorded at #726474, RGB(114, 100, 116).

#726474RGB(114, 100, 116)

HSL 293° · 7% saturation · 42% lightness

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Psychology

Grey is the great mediator — it recedes, balances, and gives other colours room to speak.

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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 accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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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
What Mild Border along Settling
HEX
#726474
RGB
rgb(114,100,116)
RGB%
rgb(44.7%,39.2%,45.5%)
HSL
hsl(293,7%,42%)
HSV
hsv(293,14%,45%)
CMYK
cmyk(2,14,0,55)
LAB
lab(44,9,-7)
LCH
lch(44,11,322)
sRGB
(0.447,0.392,0.455)
HEX8
#726474ff
CSS Name
Decimal
114100116

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
7%
Hue
293°
Chroma
11
Temperature
WarmCool
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