What color is #737C7A?

#737C7A is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737C7A?

The RGB value is 115, 124, 122: 115 red, 124 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737C7A?

The complementary color is #7C7375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737C7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737C7A color

#737C7A rgb(115, 124, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737C7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 48.6% green and 47.8% blue (115, 124, 122).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 4% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#737C7A color codes

HEX	`#737C7A`
RGB	`rgb(115, 124, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 48.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 4%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 7%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.23, -3.76, -0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.23, 3.76, 180.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.79, 19.465, 21.228)`
Decimal	`7568506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737C7A, 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 #737C7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737C7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #737C7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737c7a; }
.text { color: #737c7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737c7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 124 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737c7a, #73797c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #737C7A?: #737C7A is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737C7A?: The RGB value is 115, 124, 122: 115 red, 124 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737C7A?: The complementary color is #7C7375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737C7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.