What color is #737B6D?

#737B6D is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737B6D?

The RGB value is 115, 123, 109: 115 red, 123 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737B6D?

The complementary color is #756D7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737B6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737B6D color

#737B6D rgb(115, 123, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737B6D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 48.2% green and 42.7% blue (115, 123, 109).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#737B6D color codes

HEX	`#737B6D`
RGB	`rgb(115, 123, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 48.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 11%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 11%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.59, -5.78, 6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.59, 8.8, 131.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.913, 18.915, 17.225)`
Decimal	`7568237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737B6D, 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 #737B6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737B6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #737B6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737b6d; }
.text { color: #737b6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737b6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 123 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737b6d, #6d7b6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #737B6D?: #737B6D is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737B6D?: The RGB value is 115, 123, 109: 115 red, 123 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737B6D?: The complementary color is #756D7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737B6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.