What color is #737151?

#737151 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737151?

The RGB value is 115, 113, 81: 115 red, 113 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737151?

The complementary color is #515373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737151?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737151 color

#737151 rgb(115, 113, 81)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #737151 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 44.3% green and 31.8% blue (115, 113, 81).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 30% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#737151 color codes

HEX	`#737151`
RGB	`rgb(115, 113, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 44.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 30%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.04, -4.8, 18.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.04, 18.72, 104.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.461, 16.049, 10.119)`
Decimal	`7565649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737151, 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 #737151	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#737151 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #737151 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737151; }
.text { color: #737151; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737151; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 113 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737151, #647351); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #737151?: #737151 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737151?: The RGB value is 115, 113, 81: 115 red, 113 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737151?: The complementary color is #515373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737151?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.