What color is #737969?

#737969 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737969?

The RGB value is 115, 121, 105: 115 red, 121 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737969?

The complementary color is #6F6979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737969?

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

#737969 color

#737969 rgb(115, 121, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737969 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 47.5% green and 41.2% blue (115, 121, 105).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 7% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#737969 color codes

HEX	`#737969`
RGB	`rgb(115, 121, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 47.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 7%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 13%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 13%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.91, -5.39, 8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.91, 9.66, 123.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.457, 18.339, 16.035)`
Decimal	`7567721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737969, 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 #737969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #737969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737969; }
.text { color: #737969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 121 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737969, #6b7969); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #737969?: #737969 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737969?: The RGB value is 115, 121, 105: 115 red, 121 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737969?: The complementary color is #6F6979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737969?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.