What color is #738C9C?

#738C9C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738C9C?

The RGB value is 115, 140, 156: 115 red, 140 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738C9C?

The complementary color is #9C8373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738C9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738C9C color

#738C9C rgb(115, 140, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #738C9C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 54.9% green and 61.2% blue (115, 140, 156).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#738C9C color codes

HEX	`#738C9C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 140, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 54.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 10%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.88, -5.08, -11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.88, 12.49, 246.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.447, 24.8, 35.05)`
Decimal	`7572636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738C9C, 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 #738C9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738C9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #738C9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738c9c; }
.text { color: #738c9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738c9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 140 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738c9c, #73789c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #738C9C?: #738C9C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738C9C?: The RGB value is 115, 140, 156: 115 red, 140 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738C9C?: The complementary color is #9C8373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738C9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.