What color is #737A66?

#737A66 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737A66?

The RGB value is 115, 122, 102: 115 red, 122 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737A66?

The complementary color is #6D667A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737A66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737A66 color

#737A66 rgb(115, 122, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737A66 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 47.8% green and 40% blue (115, 122, 102).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#737A66 color codes

HEX	`#737A66`
RGB	`rgb(115, 122, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 47.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 16%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.12, -6.5, 10.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.12, 12, 122.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.428, 18.523, 15.278)`
Decimal	`7567974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737A66, 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 #737A66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737A66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #737A66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737a66; }
.text { color: #737a66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737a66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 122 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737a66, #697a66); }

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Questions

What color is #737A66?: #737A66 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737A66?: The RGB value is 115, 122, 102: 115 red, 122 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737A66?: The complementary color is #6D667A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737A66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.