What color is #737D90?

#737D90 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737D90?

The RGB value is 115, 125, 144: 115 red, 125 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737D90?

The complementary color is #908673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737D90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737D90 color

#737D90 rgb(115, 125, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737D90 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 49% green and 56.5% blue (115, 125, 144).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#737D90 color codes

HEX	`#737D90`
RGB	`rgb(115, 125, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 49%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 13%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.2, 0.6, -11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.2, 11.52, 272.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.437, 20.325, 29.279)`
Decimal	`7568784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737D90, 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 #737D90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737D90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #737D90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737d90; }
.text { color: #737d90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737d90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 125 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737d90, #787390); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #737D90?: #737D90 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737D90?: The RGB value is 115, 125, 144: 115 red, 125 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737D90?: The complementary color is #908673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737D90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.