Sirocco Color
Sirocco is a gray color with hex code #718080. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with sirocco, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Sirocco Color Values
What Does Sirocco Mean?
Sirocco belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Sirocco sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Sirocco is classified as a gray (nearest centroid: greenish gray, #7D8984).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Sirocco
Sirocco and #7F7171 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 — #717F78 and #71787F, which sit beside sirocco on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair sirocco with triadic partners #7F717F and #7F7F71. 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
- Rolling Stone —
#747D83(Delta E 4) - Steel Grey —
#6F828A(Delta E 5) - Blue Smoke —
#748881(Delta E 5) - Gunsmoke —
#828685(Delta E 5) - Medium Grey —
#7D7F7C(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #718080; }
.background { background-color: #718080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718080; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #71808040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for sirocco?
Sirocco has the hex code #718080. In RGB notation it is rgb(113, 128, 128), in HSL it is hsl(180, 6%, 47%), and its OKLCH value is 0.588, 0.018, 196.7.
What does the color sirocco mean?
Gray-family colors like sirocco carry distinct psychological associations. Sirocco belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Sirocco sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with sirocco?
Sirocco has three easy routes: its complement #7F7171 for punch, its neighbors #717F78 and #71787F for something calmer, or triadic partners #7F717F and #7F7F71 when you want energy.
Is sirocco a standard web color?
No — Sirocco is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #718080 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make sirocco lighter or darker?
To lighten sirocco, 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 #E7E9E9 (lightest tint) to #131616 (darkest shade).
About Sirocco
Sirocco is classified as a Gray in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Gray hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #718080 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.