What color is #738490?

#738490 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738490?

The RGB value is 115, 132, 144: 115 red, 132 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738490?

The complementary color is #907F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738490 color

#738490 rgb(115, 132, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #738490 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 51.8% green and 56.5% blue (115, 132, 144).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#738490 color codes

HEX	`#738490`
RGB	`rgb(115, 132, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 51.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 8%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.2, -3.43, -8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.2, 9.18, 248.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.354, 22.16, 29.585)`
Decimal	`7570576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738490, 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 #738490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #738490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738490; }
.text { color: #738490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 132 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738490, #737690); }

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Questions

What color is #738490?: #738490 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738490?: The RGB value is 115, 132, 144: 115 red, 132 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738490?: The complementary color is #907F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.