What color is #737580?

#737580 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737580?

The RGB value is 115, 117, 128: 115 red, 117 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737580?

The complementary color is #807E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737580?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737580 color

#737580 rgb(115, 117, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737580 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 45.9% green and 50.2% blue (115, 117, 128).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#737580 color codes

HEX	`#737580`
RGB	`rgb(115, 117, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 45.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 10%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.41, 1.59, -6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.41, 6.48, 284.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.327, 17.926, 22.965)`
Decimal	`7566720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737580, 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 #737580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#737580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #737580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737580; }
.text { color: #737580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 117 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737580, #787380); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #737580?: #737580 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737580?: The RGB value is 115, 117, 128: 115 red, 117 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737580?: The complementary color is #807E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737580?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.