What color is #737A55?

#737A55 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737A55?

The RGB value is 115, 122, 85: 115 red, 122 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737A55?

The complementary color is #5C557A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737A55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737A55 color

#737A55 rgb(115, 122, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #737A55 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 47.8% green and 33.3% blue (115, 122, 85).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#737A55 color codes

HEX	`#737A55`
RGB	`rgb(115, 122, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 47.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 30%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 30%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.76, -9.29, 19.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.76, 21.55, 115.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.669, 18.22, 11.284)`
Decimal	`7567957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737A55, 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 #737A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#737A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #737A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737a55; }
.text { color: #737a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 122 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737a55, #617a55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #737A55?: #737A55 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737A55?: The RGB value is 115, 122, 85: 115 red, 122 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737A55?: The complementary color is #5C557A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737A55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.