What color is #73697C?

#73697C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73697C?

The RGB value is 115, 105, 124: 115 red, 105 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73697C?

The complementary color is #727C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73697C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73697C color

#73697C rgb(115, 105, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73697C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 41.2% green and 48.6% blue (115, 105, 124).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#73697C color codes

HEX	`#73697C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 105, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 41.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 15%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 15%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.91, 7.83, -9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.91, 12.02, 310.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.759, 15.203, 21.169)`
Decimal	`7563644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73697C, 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 #73697C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73697C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #73697C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73697c; }
.text { color: #73697c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73697c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 105 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73697c, #7c697c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #73697C?: #73697C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73697C?: The RGB value is 115, 105, 124: 115 red, 105 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73697C?: The complementary color is #727C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73697C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.