What color is #737B83?

#737B83 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737B83?

The RGB value is 115, 123, 131: 115 red, 123 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737B83?

The complementary color is #837B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737B83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737B83 color

#737B83 rgb(115, 123, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737B83 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 48.2% green and 51.4% blue (115, 123, 131).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#737B83 color codes

HEX	`#737B83`
RGB	`rgb(115, 123, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 48.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 6%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.21, -1.24, -5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.21, 5.51, 256.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.249, 19.449, 24.261)`
Decimal	`7568259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737B83, 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 #737B83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737B83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #737B83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737b83; }
.text { color: #737b83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737b83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 123 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737b83, #737383); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #737B83?: #737B83 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737B83?: The RGB value is 115, 123, 131: 115 red, 123 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737B83?: The complementary color is #837B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737B83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.