What color is #737080?

#737080 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737080?

The RGB value is 115, 112, 128: 115 red, 112 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737080?

The complementary color is #7D8070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737080?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737080 color

#737080 rgb(115, 112, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737080 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 43.9% green and 50.2% blue (115, 112, 128).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#737080 color codes

HEX	`#737080`
RGB	`rgb(115, 112, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 43.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 13%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48, 4.53, -8.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48, 9.53, 298.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.76, 16.792, 22.776)`
Decimal	`7565440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737080, 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 #737080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#737080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #737080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737080; }
.text { color: #737080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 112 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737080, #7b7080); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #737080?: #737080 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737080?: The RGB value is 115, 112, 128: 115 red, 112 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737080?: The complementary color is #7D8070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737080?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.