What color is #737D91?

#737D91 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737D91?

The RGB value is 115, 125, 145: 115 red, 125 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737D91?

The complementary color is #918773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737D91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737D91 color

#737D91 rgb(115, 125, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737D91 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 49% green and 56.9% blue (115, 125, 145).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#737D91 color codes

HEX	`#737D91`
RGB	`rgb(115, 125, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 49%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 14%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.24, 0.84, -12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.24, 12.06, 273.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.513, 20.356, 29.684)`
Decimal	`7568785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737D91, 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 #737D91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737D91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #737D91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737d91; }
.text { color: #737d91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737d91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 125 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737d91, #787391); }

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Questions

What color is #737D91?: #737D91 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737D91?: The RGB value is 115, 125, 145: 115 red, 125 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737D91?: The complementary color is #918773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737D91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.