What color is #737D6C?

#737D6C is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737D6C?

The RGB value is 115, 125, 108: 115 red, 125 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737D6C?

The complementary color is #766C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737D6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737D6C color

#737D6C rgb(115, 125, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737D6C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 49% green and 42.4% blue (115, 125, 108).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 7% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#737D6C color codes

HEX	`#737D6C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 125, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 49%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 7%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 14%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 14%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.15, -7.1, 8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.15, 10.71, 131.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.11, 19.395, 17.027)`
Decimal	`7568748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737D6C, 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 #737D6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737D6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #737D6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737d6c; }
.text { color: #737d6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737d6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 125 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737d6c, #6c7d6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #737D6C?: #737D6C is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737D6C?: The RGB value is 115, 125, 108: 115 red, 125 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737D6C?: The complementary color is #766C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737D6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.