What color is #73979F?

#73979F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73979F?

The RGB value is 115, 151, 159: 115 red, 151 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73979F?

The complementary color is #9F7B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73979F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73979F color

#73979F rgb(115, 151, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #73979F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 59.2% green and 62.4% blue (115, 151, 159).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#73979F color codes

HEX	`#73979F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 151, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 59.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 5%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.14, -10.45, -8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.14, 13.31, 218.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.393, 28.28, 36.968)`
Decimal	`7575455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73979F, 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 #73979F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73979F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #73979F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73979f; }
.text { color: #73979f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73979f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 151 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73979f, #73819f); }

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Questions

What color is #73979F?: #73979F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73979F?: The RGB value is 115, 151, 159: 115 red, 151 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73979F?: The complementary color is #9F7B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73979F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.