What color is #73877F?

#73877F is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73877F?

The RGB value is 115, 135, 127: 115 red, 135 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73877F?

The complementary color is #87737B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73877F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73877F color

#73877F rgb(115, 135, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73877F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 52.9% green and 49.8% blue (115, 135, 127).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#73877F color codes

HEX	`#73877F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 135, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 52.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 6%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.56, -8.91, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.56, 9.11, 168.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.564, 22.505, 23.388)`
Decimal	`7571327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73877F, 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 #73877F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73877F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #73877F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73877f; }
.text { color: #73877f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73877f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 135 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73877f, #738587); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #73877F?: #73877F is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73877F?: The RGB value is 115, 135, 127: 115 red, 135 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73877F?: The complementary color is #87737B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73877F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.