What color is #738387?

#738387 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738387?

The RGB value is 115, 131, 135: 115 red, 131 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738387?

The complementary color is #877773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738387 color

#738387 rgb(115, 131, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #738387 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 51.4% green and 52.9% blue (115, 131, 135).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#738387 color codes

HEX	`#738387`
RGB	`rgb(115, 131, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 51.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.63, -4.93, -4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.63, 6.43, 219.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.559, 21.626, 26.061)`
Decimal	`7570311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738387, 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 #738387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #738387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738387; }
.text { color: #738387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 131 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738387, #737987); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #738387?: #738387 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738387?: The RGB value is 115, 131, 135: 115 red, 131 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738387?: The complementary color is #877773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.