What color is #73708B?

#73708B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73708B?

The RGB value is 115, 112, 139: 115 red, 112 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73708B?

The complementary color is #888B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73708B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73708B color

#73708B rgb(115, 112, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #73708B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 43.9% green and 54.5% blue (115, 112, 139).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#73708B color codes

HEX	`#73708B`
RGB	`rgb(115, 112, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 43.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 19%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.38, 7.07, -14.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.38, 15.98, 296.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.524, 17.097, 26.798)`
Decimal	`7565451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73708B, 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 #73708B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73708B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #73708B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73708b; }
.text { color: #73708b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73708b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 112 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73708b, #81708b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #73708B?: #73708B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73708B?: The RGB value is 115, 112, 139: 115 red, 112 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73708B?: The complementary color is #888B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73708B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.