What color is #738981?

#738981 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738981?

The RGB value is 115, 137, 129: 115 red, 137 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738981?

The complementary color is #89737B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738981 color

#738981 rgb(115, 137, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #738981 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 53.7% green and 50.6% blue (115, 137, 129).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#738981 color codes

HEX	`#738981`
RGB	`rgb(115, 137, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 53.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 16%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 6%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.2, -9.6, 1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.2, 9.74, 170.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.977, 23.121, 24.175)`
Decimal	`7571841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738981, 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 #738981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #738981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738981; }
.text { color: #738981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 137 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738981, #738689); }

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Questions

What color is #738981?: #738981 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738981?: The RGB value is 115, 137, 129: 115 red, 137 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738981?: The complementary color is #89737B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.