What color is #73868A?

#73868A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73868A?

The RGB value is 115, 134, 138: 115 red, 134 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73868A?

The complementary color is #8A7773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73868A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73868A color

#73868A rgb(115, 134, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73868A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 52.5% green and 54.1% blue (115, 134, 138).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#73868A color codes

HEX	`#73868A`
RGB	`rgb(115, 134, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 52.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 17%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 3%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.58, -5.95, -4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.58, 7.43, 216.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.182, 22.529, 27.325)`
Decimal	`7571082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73868A, 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 #73868A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73868A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #73868A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73868a; }
.text { color: #73868a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73868a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 134 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73868a, #737b8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #73868A?: #73868A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73868A?: The RGB value is 115, 134, 138: 115 red, 134 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73868A?: The complementary color is #8A7773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73868A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.