What color is #737C69?

#737C69 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 #737C69?

The RGB value is 115, 124, 105: 115 red, 124 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737C69?

The complementary color is #72697C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737C69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737C69 color

#737C69 rgb(115, 124, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737C69 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 48.6% green and 41.2% blue (115, 124, 105).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#737C69 color codes

HEX	`#737C69`
RGB	`rgb(115, 124, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 48.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 15%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 15%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.78, -7.09, 9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.78, 11.66, 127.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.827, 19.08, 16.158)`
Decimal	`7568489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737C69, 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 #737C69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737C69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #737C69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737c69; }
.text { color: #737c69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737c69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 124 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737c69, #6a7c69); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #737C69?: #737C69 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 #737C69?: The RGB value is 115, 124, 105: 115 red, 124 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737C69?: The complementary color is #72697C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737C69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.