What color is #739DA7?

#739DA7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #739DA7?

The RGB value is 115, 157, 167: 115 red, 157 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #739DA7?

The complementary color is #A77D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #739DA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#739DA7 color

#739DA7 rgb(115, 157, 167)

Shades of teal

The hex color #739DA7 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 61.6% green and 65.5% blue (115, 157, 167).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#739DA7 color codes

HEX	`#739DA7`
RGB	`rgb(115, 157, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 61.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 6%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.12, -11.75, -9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.12, 15.31, 219.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.1, 30.547, 41.073)`
Decimal	`7576999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #739DA7, 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 #739DA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#739DA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	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 #739DA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #739da7; }
.text { color: #739da7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #739da7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 157 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #739da7, #7383a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #739DA7?: #739DA7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #739DA7?: The RGB value is 115, 157, 167: 115 red, 157 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #739DA7?: The complementary color is #A77D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #739DA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.