What color is #737381?

#737381 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737381?

The RGB value is 115, 115, 129: 115 red, 115 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737381?

The complementary color is #818173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737381?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737381 color

#737381 rgb(115, 115, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737381 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 45.1% green and 50.6% blue (115, 115, 129).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#737381 color codes

HEX	`#737381`
RGB	`rgb(115, 115, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 45.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.87, 2.98, -7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.87, 8.23, 291.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.163, 17.491, 23.237)`
Decimal	`7566209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737381, 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 #737381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#737381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #737381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737381; }
.text { color: #737381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 115 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737381, #7a7381); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #737381?: #737381 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737381?: The RGB value is 115, 115, 129: 115 red, 115 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737381?: The complementary color is #818173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737381?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.