What color is #737E9A?

#737E9A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737E9A?

The RGB value is 115, 126, 154: 115 red, 126 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737E9A?

The complementary color is #9A8F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737E9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737E9A color

#737E9A rgb(115, 126, 154)

Shades of blue

The hex color #737E9A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 49.4% green and 60.4% blue (115, 126, 154).

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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#737E9A color codes

HEX	`#737E9A`
RGB	`rgb(115, 126, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 49.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 18%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.84, 2.46, -16.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.84, 16.55, 278.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.362, 20.899, 33.527)`
Decimal	`7569050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737E9A, 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 #737E9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737E9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #737E9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737e9a; }
.text { color: #737e9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737e9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 126 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737e9a, #7c739a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #737E9A?: #737E9A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737E9A?: The RGB value is 115, 126, 154: 115 red, 126 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737E9A?: The complementary color is #9A8F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737E9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.