What color is #737973?

#737973 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737973?

The RGB value is 115, 121, 115: 115 red, 121 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737973?

The complementary color is #797379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737973?

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.

#737973 color

#737973 rgb(115, 121, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737973 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 47.5% green and 45.1% blue (115, 121, 115).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#737973 color codes

HEX	`#737973`
RGB	`rgb(115, 121, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 47.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.17, -3.47, 2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.17, 4.28, 144.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.002, 18.557, 18.903)`
Decimal	`7567731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737973, 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 #737973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737973 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 #737973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737973; }
.text { color: #737973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 121 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737973, #737976); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #737973?: #737973 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737973?: The RGB value is 115, 121, 115: 115 red, 121 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737973?: The complementary color is #797379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737973?: 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.