What color is #738D94?

#738D94 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738D94?

The RGB value is 115, 141, 148: 115 red, 141 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738D94?

The complementary color is #947A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738D94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738D94 color

#738D94 rgb(115, 141, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #738D94 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 55.3% green and 58% blue (115, 141, 148).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% 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 5.97:1).

#738D94 color codes

HEX	`#738D94`
RGB	`rgb(115, 141, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 55.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 5%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.91, -7.56, -6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.91, 10.15, 221.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.939, 24.832, 31.648)`
Decimal	`7572884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738D94, 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 #738D94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738D94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #738D94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738d94; }
.text { color: #738d94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738d94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 141 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738d94, #737d94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #738D94?: #738D94 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738D94?: The RGB value is 115, 141, 148: 115 red, 141 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738D94?: The complementary color is #947A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738D94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.