What color is #738077?

#738077 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738077?

The RGB value is 115, 128, 119: 115 red, 128 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738077?

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

Is black or white text better on #738077?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738077 color

#738077 rgb(115, 128, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #738077 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 50.2% green and 46.7% blue (115, 128, 119).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#738077 color codes

HEX	`#738077`
RGB	`rgb(115, 128, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 50.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 10%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.3, -6.65, 3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.3, 7.4, 153.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.118, 20.415, 20.435)`
Decimal	`7569527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738077, 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 #738077	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738077 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #738077 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738077; }
.text { color: #738077; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738077; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 128 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738077, #73807d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #738077?: #738077 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738077?: The RGB value is 115, 128, 119: 115 red, 128 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738077?: The complementary color is #80737C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738077?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.