What color is #737E6D?

#737E6D is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737E6D?

The RGB value is 115, 126, 109: 115 red, 126 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737E6D?

The complementary color is #786D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737E6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737E6D color

#737E6D rgb(115, 126, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737E6D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 49.4% green and 42.7% blue (115, 126, 109).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 7% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#737E6D color codes

HEX	`#737E6D`
RGB	`rgb(115, 126, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 49.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 7%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 13%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 13%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.46, -7.48, 7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.46, 10.87, 133.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.291, 19.671, 17.351)`
Decimal	`7569005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737E6D, 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 #737E6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737E6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #737E6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737e6d; }
.text { color: #737e6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737e6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 126 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737e6d, #6d7e70); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #737E6D?: #737E6D is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737E6D?: The RGB value is 115, 126, 109: 115 red, 126 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737E6D?: The complementary color is #786D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737E6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.