What color is #738272?

#738272 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738272?

The RGB value is 115, 130, 114: 115 red, 130 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738272?

The complementary color is #817282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738272?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738272 color

#738272 rgb(115, 130, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #738272 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 51% green and 44.7% blue (115, 130, 114).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% 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 5.17:1).

#738272 color codes

HEX	`#738272`
RGB	`rgb(115, 130, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 51%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.76, -8.76, 6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.76, 11.1, 142.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.09, 20.825, 18.983)`
Decimal	`7570034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738272, 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 #738272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #738272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738272; }
.text { color: #738272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 130 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738272, #728279); }

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Questions

What color is #738272?: #738272 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738272?: The RGB value is 115, 130, 114: 115 red, 130 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738272?: The complementary color is #817282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738272?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.