What color is #738C91?

#738C91 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738C91?

The RGB value is 115, 140, 145: 115 red, 140 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738C91?

The complementary color is #917873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738C91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738C91 color

#738C91 rgb(115, 140, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #738C91 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 54.9% green and 56.9% blue (115, 140, 145).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% 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 5.89:1).

#738C91 color codes

HEX	`#738C91`
RGB	`rgb(115, 140, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 54.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 3%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.53, -7.71, -5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.53, 9.54, 216.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.558, 24.445, 30.365)`
Decimal	`7572625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738C91, 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 #738C91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738C91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #738C91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738c91; }
.text { color: #738c91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738c91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 140 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738c91, #737d91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #738C91?: #738C91 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738C91?: The RGB value is 115, 140, 145: 115 red, 140 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738C91?: The complementary color is #917873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738C91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.