What color is #737E86?

#737E86 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737E86?

The RGB value is 115, 126, 134: 115 red, 126 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737E86?

The complementary color is #867B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737E86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737E86 color

#737E86 rgb(115, 126, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737E86 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 49.4% green and 52.5% blue (115, 126, 134).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#737E86 color codes

HEX	`#737E86`
RGB	`rgb(115, 126, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 49.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 14%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 6%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.16, -2.3, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.16, 6.16, 248.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.833, 20.287, 25.473)`
Decimal	`7569030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737E86, 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 #737E86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737E86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #737E86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737e86; }
.text { color: #737e86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737e86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 126 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737e86, #737586); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #737E86?: #737E86 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737E86?: The RGB value is 115, 126, 134: 115 red, 126 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737E86?: The complementary color is #867B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737E86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.