What color is #737843?

#737843 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737843?

The RGB value is 115, 120, 67: 115 red, 120 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737843?

The complementary color is #484378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737843?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737843 color

#737843 rgb(115, 120, 67)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #737843 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 47.1% green and 26.3% blue (115, 120, 67).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 28% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Look (#727736), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#737843 color codes

HEX	`#737843`
RGB	`rgb(115, 120, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 47.1%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 28%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 44%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 44%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.86, -10.59, 28.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.86, 30.31, 110.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.8, 17.483, 7.904)`
Decimal	`7567427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737843, 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 #737843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#737843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #737843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737843; }
.text { color: #737843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 120 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737843, #597843); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #737843?: #737843 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737843?: The RGB value is 115, 120, 67: 115 red, 120 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737843?: The complementary color is #484378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737843?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.