What color is #736F8E?

#736F8E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736F8E?

The RGB value is 115, 111, 142: 115 red, 111 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736F8E?

The complementary color is #8A8E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736F8E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736F8E color

#736F8E rgb(115, 111, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #736F8E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 43.5% green and 55.7% blue (115, 111, 142).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#736F8E color codes

HEX	`#736F8E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 111, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 43.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 22%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.22, 8.38, -16.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.22, 18.38, 297.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.636, 16.967, 27.932)`
Decimal	`7565198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736F8E, 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 #736F8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736F8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #736F8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736f8e; }
.text { color: #736f8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736f8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 111 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736f8e, #836f8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #736F8E?: #736F8E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736F8E?: The RGB value is 115, 111, 142: 115 red, 111 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736F8E?: The complementary color is #8A8E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736F8E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.