Color specimenNo. 07566195

#737373

Gray

A deterministic reference card for #737373. Every value, scheme, and snippet below is computed from the hex — no database, no guesswork.

RGB
115, 115, 115
HSL
0°, 0%, 45%
Text
White on top

Tailwind CSS · neutral

tailwind · neutral 500

The Tailwind CSS utility classes bg-neutral-500, text-neutral-500, and friends all reference this hex value.

Scale context · neutral

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Class name
neutral-500
Hex
#737373
Closest CSS named color
dimgray
Full color breakdown
/color/737373

Developer snippets

Copy-ready code

Every snippet below is generated from the hex — not a hand-maintained table.

Conversions

Same color, seven encodings

Nearest matches

Closest in other design systems

Accessibility

Contrast against white & black

On white

The quick brown fox

Jumps over the lazy dog. Testing readability of #737373 as the text color.

4.74:1
AA passAAA failLarge pass

Rating · AA

On black

The quick brown fox

Jumps over the lazy dog. Testing readability of #737373 as the text color.

4.43:1
AA failAAA failLarge pass

Rating · AA Large

Recommendation

When using #737373 as a background, pair it with #ffffff text for the best WCAG contrast.

Contrast ratios only — one part of WCAG 2.1. Not a certification of accessibility or legal compliance.

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