What color is #737A97?

#737A97 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737A97?

The RGB value is 115, 122, 151: 115 red, 122 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737A97?

The complementary color is #979073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737A97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737A97 color

#737A97 rgb(115, 122, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #737A97 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 47.8% green and 59.2% blue (115, 122, 151).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#737A97 color codes

HEX	`#737A97`
RGB	`rgb(115, 122, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 47.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 24%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 19%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.61, 4.06, -16.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.61, 16.98, 283.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.614, 19.798, 32.06)`
Decimal	`7568023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737A97, 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 #737A97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737A97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #737A97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737a97; }
.text { color: #737a97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737a97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 122 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737a97, #7e7397); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #737A97?: #737A97 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737A97?: The RGB value is 115, 122, 151: 115 red, 122 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737A97?: The complementary color is #979073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737A97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.