What color is #737D80?

#737D80 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737D80?

The RGB value is 115, 125, 128: 115 red, 125 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737D80?

The complementary color is #807673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737D80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737D80 color

#737D80 rgb(115, 125, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737D80 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 49% green and 50.2% blue (115, 125, 128).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#737D80 color codes

HEX	`#737D80`
RGB	`rgb(115, 125, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 49%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 10%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.69, -3.05, -2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.69, 4.21, 223.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.299, 19.87, 23.289)`
Decimal	`7568768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737D80, 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 #737D80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737D80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #737D80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737d80; }
.text { color: #737d80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737d80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 125 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737d80, #737680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #737D80?: #737D80 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737D80?: The RGB value is 115, 125, 128: 115 red, 125 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737D80?: The complementary color is #807673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737D80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.