What color is #737575?

#737575 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737575?

The RGB value is 115, 117, 117: 115 red, 117 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737575?

The complementary color is #757373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737575?

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.

#737575 color

#737575 rgb(115, 117, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737575 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 45.9% green and 45.9% blue (115, 117, 117).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 1% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Gray (#777777), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#737575 color codes

HEX	`#737575`
RGB	`rgb(115, 117, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 45.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 1%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 2%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.07, -0.76, -0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.07, 0.8, 199.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.642, 17.652, 19.357)`
Decimal	`7566709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737575, 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 #737575	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#737575 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 #737575 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737575; }
.text { color: #737575; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737575; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 117 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737575, #737475); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #737575?: #737575 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737575?: The RGB value is 115, 117, 117: 115 red, 117 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737575?: The complementary color is #757373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737575?: 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.