Bluish Grey Color
Bluish Grey is a blue color with hex code #748B97. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with bluish grey, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Bluish Grey Color Values
What Does Bluish Grey Mean?
Bluish Grey belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Bluish Grey sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Bluish Grey is classified as a gray (nearest centroid: bluish gray, #81878B).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Bluish Grey
Bluish Grey and #967F73 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #739691 and #737996, which sit beside bluish grey on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair bluish grey with triadic partners #96738A and #8A9673. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Steel —
#738595(Delta E 4) - LightSlateGray —
#778899(Delta E 4) - Steel Grey —
#6F828A(Delta E 4) - Gothic —
#6D92A1(Delta E 5) - SlateGray —
#708090(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #748B97; }
.background { background-color: #748B97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748B97; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #748B9740; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for bluish grey?
Bluish Grey has the hex code #748B97. In RGB notation it is rgb(116, 139, 151), in HSL it is hsl(201, 14%, 52%), and its OKLCH value is 0.623, 0.032, 230.6.
What does the color bluish grey mean?
Blue-family colors like bluish grey carry distinct psychological associations. Bluish Grey belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Bluish Grey sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with bluish grey?
Bluish Grey has three easy routes: its complement #967F73 for punch, its neighbors #739691 and #737996 for something calmer, or triadic partners #96738A and #8A9673 when you want energy.
Is bluish grey a standard web color?
No — Bluish Grey is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #748B97 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make bluish grey lighter or darker?
To lighten bluish grey, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E8EBED (lightest tint) to #14181A (darkest shade).
About Bluish Grey
Bluish Grey is classified as a Gray in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #748B97 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.