What color is #73819B?

#73819B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73819B?

The RGB value is 115, 129, 155: 115 red, 129 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73819B?

The complementary color is #9B8D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73819B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73819B color

#73819B rgb(115, 129, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #73819B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 50.6% green and 60.8% blue (115, 129, 155).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Stonewash (#74819A), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#73819B color codes

HEX	`#73819B`
RGB	`rgb(115, 129, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 50.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 17%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.72, 0.96, -15.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.72, 15.64, 273.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.835, 21.711, 34.097)`
Decimal	`7569819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73819B, 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 #73819B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73819B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #73819B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73819b; }
.text { color: #73819b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73819b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 129 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73819b, #79739b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #73819B?: #73819B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73819B?: The RGB value is 115, 129, 155: 115 red, 129 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73819B?: The complementary color is #9B8D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73819B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.