What color is #73728C?

#73728C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73728C?

The RGB value is 115, 114, 140: 115 red, 114 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73728C?

The complementary color is #8B8C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73728C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73728C color

#73728C rgb(115, 114, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #73728C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 44.7% green and 54.9% blue (115, 114, 140).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#73728C color codes

HEX	`#73728C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 114, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 44.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 19%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.97, 6.11, -14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.97, 15.3, 293.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.82, 17.573, 27.259)`
Decimal	`7565964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73728C, 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 #73728C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73728C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #73728C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73728c; }
.text { color: #73728c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73728c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 114 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73728c, #80728c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #73728C?: #73728C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73728C?: The RGB value is 115, 114, 140: 115 red, 114 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73728C?: The complementary color is #8B8C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73728C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.