What color is #73656E?

#73656E is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73656E?

The RGB value is 115, 101, 110: 115 red, 101 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73656E?

The complementary color is #65736A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73656E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73656E color

#73656E rgb(115, 101, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73656E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 39.6% green and 43.1% blue (115, 101, 110).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#73656E color codes

HEX	`#73656E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 101, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 39.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 12%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.34, 7.29, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.34, 7.89, 337.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.538, 14.078, 16.7)`
Decimal	`7562606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73656E, 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 #73656E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73656E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	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 #73656E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73656e; }
.text { color: #73656e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73656e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 101 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73656e, #736567); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #73656E?: #73656E is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73656E?: The RGB value is 115, 101, 110: 115 red, 101 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73656E?: The complementary color is #65736A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73656E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.