What color is #737D95?

#737D95 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737D95?

The RGB value is 115, 125, 149: 115 red, 125 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737D95?

The complementary color is #958B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737D95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737D95 color

#737D95 rgb(115, 125, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #737D95 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 49% green and 58.4% blue (115, 125, 149).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stonewash (#74819A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#737D95 color codes

HEX	`#737D95`
RGB	`rgb(115, 125, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 49%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 16%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.38, 1.81, -14.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.38, 14.27, 277.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.827, 20.482, 31.337)`
Decimal	`7568789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737D95, 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 #737D95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737D95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #737D95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737d95; }
.text { color: #737d95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737d95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 125 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737d95, #7a7395); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #737D95?: #737D95 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737D95?: The RGB value is 115, 125, 149: 115 red, 125 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737D95?: The complementary color is #958B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737D95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.