What color is #73767F?

#73767F is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73767F?

The RGB value is 115, 118, 127: 115 red, 118 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73767F?

The complementary color is #7F7C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73767F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73767F color

#73767F rgb(115, 118, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73767F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 46.3% green and 49.8% blue (115, 118, 127).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#73767F color codes

HEX	`#73767F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 118, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 46.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 9%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.66, 0.78, -5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.66, 5.37, 278.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.379, 18.134, 22.659)`
Decimal	`7566975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73767F, 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 #73767F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73767F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #73767F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73767f; }
.text { color: #73767f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73767f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 118 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73767f, #76737f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #73767F?: #73767F is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73767F?: The RGB value is 115, 118, 127: 115 red, 118 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73767F?: The complementary color is #7F7C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73767F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.