What color is #73747E?

#73747E is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73747E?

The RGB value is 115, 116, 126: 115 red, 116 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73747E?

The complementary color is #7E7D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73747E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73747E color

#73747E rgb(115, 116, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73747E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 45.5% green and 49.4% blue (115, 116, 126).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#73747E color codes

HEX	`#73747E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 116, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 45.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 9%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.06, 1.73, -5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.06, 5.88, 287.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.081, 17.642, 22.24)`
Decimal	`7566462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73747E, 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 #73747E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73747E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #73747E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73747e; }
.text { color: #73747e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73747e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 116 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73747e, #78737e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #73747E?: #73747E is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73747E?: The RGB value is 115, 116, 126: 115 red, 116 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73747E?: The complementary color is #7E7D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73747E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.