What color is #737584?

#737584 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737584?

The RGB value is 115, 117, 132: 115 red, 117 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737584?

The complementary color is #848273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737584?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737584 color

#737584 rgb(115, 117, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737584 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 45.9% green and 51.8% blue (115, 117, 132).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#737584 color codes

HEX	`#737584`
RGB	`rgb(115, 117, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 45.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 13%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.54, 2.48, -8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.54, 8.81, 286.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.595, 18.033, 24.379)`
Decimal	`7566724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737584, 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 #737584	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#737584 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #737584 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737584; }
.text { color: #737584; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737584; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 117 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737584, #7a7384); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #737584?: #737584 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737584?: The RGB value is 115, 117, 132: 115 red, 117 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737584?: The complementary color is #848273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737584?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.