What color is #738577?

#738577 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738577?

The RGB value is 115, 133, 119: 115 red, 133 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738577?

The complementary color is #857381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738577?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738577 color

#738577 rgb(115, 133, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #738577 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 52.2% green and 46.7% blue (115, 133, 119).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% 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 5.35:1).

#738577 color codes

HEX	`#738577`
RGB	`rgb(115, 133, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 52.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.76, -9.44, 5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.76, 10.86, 150.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.787, 21.751, 20.658)`
Decimal	`7570807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738577, 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 #738577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #738577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738577; }
.text { color: #738577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 133 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738577, #738580); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #738577?: #738577 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738577?: The RGB value is 115, 133, 119: 115 red, 133 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738577?: The complementary color is #857381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738577?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.