What color is #738B90?

#738B90 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738B90?

The RGB value is 115, 139, 144: 115 red, 139 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738B90?

The complementary color is #907873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738B90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738B90 color

#738B90 rgb(115, 139, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #738B90 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 54.5% green and 56.5% blue (115, 139, 144).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#738B90 color codes

HEX	`#738B90`
RGB	`rgb(115, 139, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 54.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 3%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.21, -7.38, -5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.21, 9.21, 216.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.335, 24.123, 29.912)`
Decimal	`7572368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738B90, 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 #738B90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738B90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #738B90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738b90; }
.text { color: #738b90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738b90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 139 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738b90, #737c90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #738B90?: #738B90 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738B90?: The RGB value is 115, 139, 144: 115 red, 139 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738B90?: The complementary color is #907873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738B90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.