What color is #738476?

#738476 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738476?

The RGB value is 115, 132, 118: 115 red, 132 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738476?

The complementary color is #847381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738476?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738476 color

#738476 rgb(115, 132, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #738476 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 51.8% green and 46.3% blue (115, 132, 118).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#738476 color codes

HEX	`#738476`
RGB	`rgb(115, 132, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 51.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 13%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.44, -9.09, 5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.44, 10.61, 148.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.591, 21.455, 20.298)`
Decimal	`7570550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738476, 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 #738476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #738476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738476; }
.text { color: #738476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 132 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738476, #73847f); }

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Questions

What color is #738476?: #738476 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738476?: The RGB value is 115, 132, 118: 115 red, 132 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738476?: The complementary color is #847381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738476?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.