What color is #737382?

#737382 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737382?

The RGB value is 115, 115, 130: 115 red, 115 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737382?

The complementary color is #828273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737382?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737382 color

#737382 rgb(115, 115, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737382 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 45.1% green and 51% blue (115, 115, 130).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#737382 color codes

HEX	`#737382`
RGB	`rgb(115, 115, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 45.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.91, 3.21, -8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.91, 8.82, 291.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.229, 17.518, 23.588)`
Decimal	`7566210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737382, 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 #737382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#737382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #737382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737382; }
.text { color: #737382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 115 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737382, #7a7382); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #737382?: #737382 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737382?: The RGB value is 115, 115, 130: 115 red, 115 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737382?: The complementary color is #828273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737382?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.