What color is #737E62?

#737E62 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737E62?

The RGB value is 115, 126, 98: 115 red, 126 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737E62?

The complementary color is #6D627E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737E62?

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.

#737E62 color

#737E62 rgb(115, 126, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #737E62 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 49.4% green and 38.4% blue (115, 126, 98).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#737E62 color codes

HEX	`#737E62`
RGB	`rgb(115, 126, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 49.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 22%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.21, -9.44, 13.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.21, 16.82, 124.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.735, 19.448, 14.425)`
Decimal	`7568994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737E62, 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 #737E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737E62 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 #737E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737e62; }
.text { color: #737e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 126 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737e62, #657e62); }

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Questions

What color is #737E62?: #737E62 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737E62?: The RGB value is 115, 126, 98: 115 red, 126 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737E62?: The complementary color is #6D627E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737E62?: 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.