What color is #737064?

#737064 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737064?

The RGB value is 115, 112, 100: 115 red, 112 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737064?

The complementary color is #646773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737064?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737064 color

#737064 rgb(115, 112, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737064 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 43.9% green and 39.2% blue (115, 112, 100).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#737064 color codes

HEX	`#737064`
RGB	`rgb(115, 112, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 43.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 13%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.18, -1.12, 7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.18, 7.18, 98.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.164, 16.153, 14.373)`
Decimal	`7565412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737064, 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 #737064	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#737064 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	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 #737064 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737064; }
.text { color: #737064; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737064; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 112 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737064, #6f7364); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #737064?: #737064 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737064?: The RGB value is 115, 112, 100: 115 red, 112 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737064?: The complementary color is #646773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737064?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.