What color is #737678?

#737678 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737678?

The RGB value is 115, 118, 120: 115 red, 118 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737678?

The complementary color is #787573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737678?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737678 color

#737678 rgb(115, 118, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737678 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 46.3% green and 47.1% blue (115, 118, 120).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 2% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Gray (#777777), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#737678 color codes

HEX	`#737678`
RGB	`rgb(115, 118, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 46.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 2%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 4%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.44, -0.72, -1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.44, 1.66, 244.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.938, 17.958, 20.339)`
Decimal	`7566968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737678, 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 #737678	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#737678 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #737678 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737678; }
.text { color: #737678; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737678; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 118 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737678, #737478); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #737678?: #737678 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737678?: The RGB value is 115, 118, 120: 115 red, 118 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737678?: The complementary color is #787573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737678?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.