What color is #738276?

#738276 is a gray known as Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Smoke?

The RGB value is 115, 130, 118: 115 red, 130 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Smoke?

The complementary color is #82737F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738276?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Smoke color: hex code #738276

#738276 rgb(115, 130, 118)

Shades of gray

Smoke has the hex code #738276. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 51% green and 46.3% blue (115, 130, 118).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

Smoke (#738276) color codes

HEX	`#738276`
RGB	`rgb(115, 130, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 51%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.86, -7.97, 4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.86, 9.23, 149.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.322, 20.918, 20.208)`
Decimal	`7570038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Smoke, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #738276	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738276 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #738276 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738276; }
.text { color: #738276; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738276; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 130 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738276, #73827d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #738276 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #738276?: #738276 is a gray known as Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Smoke?: The RGB value is 115, 130, 118: 115 red, 130 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Smoke?: The complementary color is #82737F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738276?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.