What color is #737279?

#737279 is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737279?

The RGB value is 115, 114, 121: 115 red, 114 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737279?

The complementary color is #787972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737279?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737279 color

#737279 rgb(115, 114, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737279 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 44.7% green and 47.5% blue (115, 114, 121).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#737279 color codes

HEX	`#737279`
RGB	`rgb(115, 114, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 44.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 6%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.34, 1.83, -3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.34, 4.14, 296.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.538, 17.06, 20.507)`
Decimal	`7565945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737279, 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 #737279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#737279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #737279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737279; }
.text { color: #737279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 114 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737279, #767279); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #737279?: #737279 is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737279?: The RGB value is 115, 114, 121: 115 red, 114 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737279?: The complementary color is #787972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737279?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.