What color is #73807D?

#73807D is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73807D?

The RGB value is 115, 128, 125: 115 red, 128 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73807D?

The complementary color is #807376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73807D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73807D color

#73807D rgb(115, 128, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73807D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 50.2% green and 49% blue (115, 128, 125).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#73807D color codes

HEX	`#73807D`
RGB	`rgb(115, 128, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 50.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 10%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.47, -5.41, -0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.47, 5.41, 180.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.49, 20.564, 22.393)`
Decimal	`7569533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73807D, 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 #73807D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73807D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #73807D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73807d; }
.text { color: #73807d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73807d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 128 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73807d, #737c80); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #73807D?: #73807D is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73807D?: The RGB value is 115, 128, 125: 115 red, 128 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73807D?: The complementary color is #807376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73807D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.