What color is #737E99?

#737E99 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737E99?

The RGB value is 115, 126, 153: 115 red, 126 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737E99?

The complementary color is #998E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737E99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737E99 color

#737E99 rgb(115, 126, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #737E99 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 49.4% green and 60% blue (115, 126, 153).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Stonewash (#74819A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#737E99 color codes

HEX	`#737E99`
RGB	`rgb(115, 126, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 49.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 18%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.8, 2.21, -15.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.8, 15.99, 277.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.279, 20.866, 33.09)`
Decimal	`7569049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737E99, 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 #737E99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737E99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #737E99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737e99; }
.text { color: #737e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737e99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 126 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737e99, #7b7399); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #737E99?: #737E99 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737E99?: The RGB value is 115, 126, 153: 115 red, 126 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737E99?: The complementary color is #998E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737E99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.