The Avatar component is used on icons with a circular shape. The color of the circle comes from the theme palette – the shade of grey used depends on whether the theme is light or dark. The icon itself is passed as the child element:
<ListItemIcon> <Avatar> <Icon /> </Avatar></ListItemIcon>
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