What color is #737590?

#737590 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737590?

The RGB value is 115, 117, 144: 115 red, 117 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737590?

The complementary color is #908E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737590?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737590 color

#737590 rgb(115, 117, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #737590 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 45.9% green and 56.5% blue (115, 117, 144).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#737590 color codes

HEX	`#737590`
RGB	`rgb(115, 117, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 45.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 19%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.95, 5.29, -14.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.95, 15.81, 289.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.464, 18.381, 28.955)`
Decimal	`7566736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737590, 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 #737590	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737590 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #737590 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737590; }
.text { color: #737590; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737590; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 117 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737590, #7f7390); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #737590?: #737590 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737590?: The RGB value is 115, 117, 144: 115 red, 117 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737590?: The complementary color is #908E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737590?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.