What color is #73857B?

#73857B is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73857B?

The RGB value is 115, 133, 123: 115 red, 133 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73857B?

The complementary color is #85737D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73857B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73857B color

#73857B rgb(115, 133, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73857B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 52.2% green and 48.2% blue (115, 133, 123).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% 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 5.37:1).

#73857B color codes

HEX	`#73857B`
RGB	`rgb(115, 133, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 52.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.87, -8.63, 3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.87, 9.2, 159.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.032, 21.85, 21.95)`
Decimal	`7570811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73857B, 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 #73857B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73857B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #73857B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73857b; }
.text { color: #73857b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73857b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 133 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73857b, #738584); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #73857B?: #73857B is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73857B?: The RGB value is 115, 133, 123: 115 red, 133 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73857B?: The complementary color is #85737D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73857B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.