What color is #73887C?

#73887C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73887C?

The RGB value is 115, 136, 124: 115 red, 136 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73887C?

The complementary color is #88737F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73887C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73887C color

#73887C rgb(115, 136, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73887C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 53.3% green and 48.6% blue (115, 136, 124).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#73887C color codes

HEX	`#73887C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 136, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 53.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 9%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.77, -10.09, 3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.77, 10.82, 158.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.512, 22.708, 22.42)`
Decimal	`7571580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73887C, 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 #73887C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73887C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #73887C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73887c; }
.text { color: #73887c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73887c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 136 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73887c, #738887); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #73887C?: #73887C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73887C?: The RGB value is 115, 136, 124: 115 red, 136 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73887C?: The complementary color is #88737F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73887C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.