What color is #737595?

#737595 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 #737595?

The RGB value is 115, 117, 149: 115 red, 117 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737595?

The complementary color is #959373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737595?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737595 color

#737595 rgb(115, 117, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #737595 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 45.9% green and 58.4% blue (115, 117, 149).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#737595 color codes

HEX	`#737595`
RGB	`rgb(115, 117, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 45.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 21%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.14, 6.52, -17.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.14, 18.72, 290.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.855, 18.537, 31.013)`
Decimal	`7566741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737595, 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 #737595	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737595 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #737595 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737595; }
.text { color: #737595; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737595; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 117 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737595, #827395); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #737595?: #737595 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 #737595?: The RGB value is 115, 117, 149: 115 red, 117 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737595?: The complementary color is #959373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737595?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.