What color is #736D89?

#736D89 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736D89?

The RGB value is 115, 109, 137: 115 red, 109 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736D89?

The complementary color is #83896D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736D89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736D89 color

#736D89 rgb(115, 109, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #736D89 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 42.7% green and 53.7% blue (115, 109, 137).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#736D89 color codes

HEX	`#736D89`
RGB	`rgb(115, 109, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 42.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 20%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.48, 8.39, -14.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.48, 16.76, 300.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.053, 16.388, 25.927)`
Decimal	`7564681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736D89, 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 #736D89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736D89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #736D89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736d89; }
.text { color: #736d89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736d89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 109 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736d89, #816d89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #736D89?: #736D89 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736D89?: The RGB value is 115, 109, 137: 115 red, 109 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736D89?: The complementary color is #83896D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736D89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.