What color is #737863?

#737863 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737863?

The RGB value is 115, 120, 99: 115 red, 120 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737863?

The complementary color is #686378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737863?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737863 color

#737863 rgb(115, 120, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737863 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 47.1% green and 38.8% blue (115, 120, 99).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#737863 color codes

HEX	`#737863`
RGB	`rgb(115, 120, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 47.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.47, -5.9, 10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.47, 12.41, 118.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.039, 17.979, 14.427)`
Decimal	`7567459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737863, 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 #737863	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#737863 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #737863 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737863; }
.text { color: #737863; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737863; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 120 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737863, #697863); }

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Questions

What color is #737863?: #737863 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737863?: The RGB value is 115, 120, 99: 115 red, 120 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737863?: The complementary color is #686378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737863?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.