What color is #737C23?

#737C23 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Topiary Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737C23?

The RGB value is 115, 124, 35: 115 red, 124 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737C23?

The complementary color is #2C237C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737C23?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737C23 color

#737C23 rgb(115, 124, 35)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #737C23 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 48.6% green and 13.7% blue (115, 124, 35).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 56% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Topiary Green (#667700), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#737C23 color codes

HEX	`#737C23`
RGB	`rgb(115, 124, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 48.6%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 56%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 72%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 72%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.72, -15.59, 45.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.72, 47.65, 109.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.582, 18.182, 4.331)`
Decimal	`7568419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737C23, 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 #737C23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#737C23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #737C23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737c23; }
.text { color: #737c23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737c23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 124 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737c23, #477c23); }

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Questions

What color is #737C23?: #737C23 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Topiary Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737C23?: The RGB value is 115, 124, 35: 115 red, 124 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737C23?: The complementary color is #2C237C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737C23?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.