What color is #737670?

#737670 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737670?

The RGB value is 115, 118, 112: 115 red, 118 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737670?

The complementary color is #737076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737670?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737670 color

#737670 rgb(115, 118, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737670 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 46.3% green and 43.9% blue (115, 118, 112).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 3% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#737670 color codes

HEX	`#737670`
RGB	`rgb(115, 118, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 46.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 3%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 5%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.22, -2.34, 2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.22, 3.73, 128.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.473, 17.772, 17.889)`
Decimal	`7566960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737670, 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 #737670	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#737670 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #737670 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737670; }
.text { color: #737670; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737670; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 118 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737670, #707670); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #737670?: #737670 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737670?: The RGB value is 115, 118, 112: 115 red, 118 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737670?: The complementary color is #737076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737670?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.