What color is #738C88?

#738C88 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 #738C88?

The RGB value is 115, 140, 136: 115 red, 140 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738C88?

The complementary color is #8C7377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738C88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738C88 color

#738C88 rgb(115, 140, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #738C88 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 54.9% green and 53.3% blue (115, 140, 136).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#738C88 color codes

HEX	`#738C88`
RGB	`rgb(115, 140, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 54.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 3%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.27, -9.74, -0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.27, 9.78, 184.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.891, 24.178, 26.854)`
Decimal	`7572616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738C88, 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 #738C88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738C88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #738C88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738c88; }
.text { color: #738c88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738c88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 140 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738c88, #73848c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #738C88?: #738C88 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 #738C88?: The RGB value is 115, 140, 136: 115 red, 140 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738C88?: The complementary color is #8C7377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738C88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.