What color is #738679?

#738679 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738679?

The RGB value is 115, 134, 121: 115 red, 134 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738679?

The complementary color is #867380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738679?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738679 color

#738679 rgb(115, 134, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #738679 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 52.5% green and 47.5% blue (115, 134, 121).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% 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 5.42:1).

#738679 color codes

HEX	`#738679`
RGB	`rgb(115, 134, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 52.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 14%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.11, -9.6, 4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.11, 10.68, 153.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.046, 22.075, 21.343)`
Decimal	`7571065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738679, 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 #738679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #738679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738679; }
.text { color: #738679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 134 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738679, #738683); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #738679?: #738679 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738679?: The RGB value is 115, 134, 121: 115 red, 134 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738679?: The complementary color is #867380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738679?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.