What color is #737D25?

#737D25 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 #737D25?

The RGB value is 115, 125, 37: 115 red, 125 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737D25?

The complementary color is #2F257D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737D25?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737D25 color

#737D25 rgb(115, 125, 37)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #737D25 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 49% green and 14.5% blue (115, 125, 37).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 54% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Topiary Green (#667700), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#737D25 color codes

HEX	`#737D25`
RGB	`rgb(115, 125, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 49%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 54%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 70%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 70%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.03, -16, 44.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.03, 47.32, 109.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.738, 18.446, 4.534)`
Decimal	`7568677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737D25, 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 #737D25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737D25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #737D25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737d25; }
.text { color: #737d25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737d25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 125 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737d25, #477d25); }

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Questions

What color is #737D25?: #737D25 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 #737D25?: The RGB value is 115, 125, 37: 115 red, 125 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737D25?: The complementary color is #2F257D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737D25?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.