What color is #738076?

#738076 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738076?

The RGB value is 115, 128, 118: 115 red, 128 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738076?

The complementary color is #80737D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738076?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738076 color

#738076 rgb(115, 128, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #738076 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 50.2% green and 46.3% blue (115, 128, 118).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#738076 color codes

HEX	`#738076`
RGB	`rgb(115, 128, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 50.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 10%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 8%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.28, -6.85, 3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.28, 7.83, 150.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.059, 20.391, 20.12)`
Decimal	`7569526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738076, 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 #738076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #738076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738076; }
.text { color: #738076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 128 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738076, #73807c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #738076?: #738076 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738076?: The RGB value is 115, 128, 118: 115 red, 128 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738076?: The complementary color is #80737D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738076?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.