What color is #738174?

#738174 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738174?

The RGB value is 115, 129, 116: 115 red, 129 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738174?

The complementary color is #817380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738174 color

#738174 rgb(115, 129, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #738174 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 50.6% green and 45.5% blue (115, 129, 116).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#738174 color codes

HEX	`#738174`
RGB	`rgb(115, 129, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 50.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 10%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.52, -7.81, 5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.52, 9.44, 145.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.072, 20.606, 19.545)`
Decimal	`7569780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738174, 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 #738174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #738174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738174; }
.text { color: #738174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 129 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738174, #73817b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #738174?: #738174 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738174?: The RGB value is 115, 129, 116: 115 red, 129 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738174?: The complementary color is #817380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.