What color is #737589?

#737589 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737589?

The RGB value is 115, 117, 137: 115 red, 117 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737589?

The complementary color is #898773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737589 color

#737589 rgb(115, 117, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737589 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 45.9% green and 53.7% blue (115, 117, 137).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#737589 color codes

HEX	`#737589`
RGB	`rgb(115, 117, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 45.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 16%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 15%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.71, 3.63, -11.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.71, 11.73, 288.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.946, 18.173, 26.224)`
Decimal	`7566729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737589, 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 #737589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#737589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #737589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737589; }
.text { color: #737589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 117 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737589, #7c7389); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #737589?: #737589 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737589?: The RGB value is 115, 117, 137: 115 red, 117 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737589?: The complementary color is #898773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.