What color is #738474?

#738474 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738474?

The RGB value is 115, 132, 116: 115 red, 132 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738474?

The complementary color is #847383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738474?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738474 color

#738474 rgb(115, 132, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #738474 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 51.8% green and 45.5% blue (115, 132, 116).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#738474 color codes

HEX	`#738474`
RGB	`rgb(115, 132, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 51.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 13%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 12%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.39, -9.48, 6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.39, 11.53, 145.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.473, 21.408, 19.679)`
Decimal	`7570548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738474, 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 #738474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #738474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738474; }
.text { color: #738474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 132 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738474, #73847d); }

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Questions

What color is #738474?: #738474 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738474?: The RGB value is 115, 132, 116: 115 red, 132 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738474?: The complementary color is #847383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738474?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.