#738c90 Color Information

#738c90 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #738c90. In RGB, it consists of 45.1% Red, 54.9% Green, and 56.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 20.1% Cyan, 2.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 43.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 188.3°, with saturation of 11.6% and lightness of 50.8%. The decimal value for #738c90 is 7572624, and its nearest "web safe" color is #669999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #738c90 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#738c90 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color115, 140, 144 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color45.1%, 54.9%, 56.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.549, 0.451, 0.435 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.201, 0.028, 0, 0.435 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color188.3°, 11.6%, 50.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color188.3°, 20.1%, 56.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color21.482, 24.415, 29.966 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color115, 128, 144 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code7572624 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color56.501, -7.934, -5.091 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)56.501, 9.427, 212.690 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color56.501, -13.162, -6.068 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color49.411, -8.863, -1.369 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.283, 0.322, 24.415 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4285762704 / 0xff738c90 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#669999 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #738c90

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #738c90, its pure hue is 188.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 11.6%, and its lightness is 50.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #738c90, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0e1212 to #657b7e.

Tints of #738c90

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #738c90, its pure hue is 188.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 11.6%, and its lightness is 50.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #738c90, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #859a9e to #eef1f1.

Tones of #738c90

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #738c90, its pure hue is 188.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 11.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #738c90, which range from #828282 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #04dcff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #738c90

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #738c90! For #738c90, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #738c90. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #738c90

This color, #738c90, consists of 45.1% Red, 54.9% Green, and 56.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 115, Green = 140, Blue = 144. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #738c90 is 20.1% Cyan, 2.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 43.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R45.1%
C20.1%
G54.9%
M2.8%
B56.5%
Y0.0%
K43.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 115 140 144
Octal 163 214 220
Hexa #73 #8c #90
Binary 01110011 10001100 10010000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 20 2 0 43
Octal 24 2 0 53
Hexa #14 #02 #00 #2b
Binary 00010100 00000010 00000000 00101011

Analogous Colors of #738c90

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #738c90 — which has hue 188.3° — its analogous colors are located at 158.3° and 218.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #738c90.

Triadic Colors of #738c90

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #738c90 — which has hue 188.3° — its triadic colors are located at 68.3° and 308.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #738c90.

Complementary Color of #738c90

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #738c90 — which has hue 188.3° — its complementary color is located at 8.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #738c90.

Split Complementary Colors of #738c90

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #738c90 — which has hue 188.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 38.3° and 338.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #738c90.

Tetradic Colors of #738c90

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #738c90 — which has hue 188.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 98.3°, 188.3°, 278.3°, and 8.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #738c90.

Monochromatic Colors of #738c90

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #738c90, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #3f4647 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #b5c8cb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #738c90

We want to make getting started with #738c90 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #738c90 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #738c90 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #738c90 with other HTML elements.

#738c90 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #738c90.
<span style="color: #738c90;">The color of this text is #738c90.</span>

#738c90 Background Color

The background color for this text is #738c90.
<div style="background-color: #738c90; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #738c90.</div>

#738c90 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #738c90.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #738c90;">This color for the shadow of this text is #738c90.</span>

#738c90 Border Color

This is a div with border color #738c90.
<div style="border: #738c90 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #738c90.</div>

#738c90 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #738c90 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #738c90; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #738c90 on a white background.</div></div>

#738c90 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #738c90 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #738c90; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #738c90 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #738c90 to White

This is a gradient from #738c90 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#738c90,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#738c90,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#738c90,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#738c90,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #738c90 to white.</div>

Gradient from #738c90 to Black

This is a gradient from #738c90 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#738c90,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#738c90,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#738c90,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#738c90,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #738c90 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #738c90

In addition to using #738c90 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #738c90 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #738c90, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 115, Green = 140, Blue = 144). If you need details about the color coordinates of #738c90 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #738c90
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(115, 140, 144)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #738c90; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #738c90; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #738c90; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(115, 140, 144);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#738c90")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:115, green:140, blue:144, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:115 green:140 blue:144 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(115f, 140f, 144f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(115, 140, 144);
 

#738c90 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #738c90 the same way. For those with color blindness, #738c90 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #738c90 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #738c90 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #738c90 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #738c90 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #738c90 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.6:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #738c90 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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