What color is #737E70?

#737E70 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737E70?

The RGB value is 115, 126, 112: 115 red, 126 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737E70?

The complementary color is #7B707E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737E70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737E70 color

#737E70 rgb(115, 126, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737E70 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 49.4% green and 43.9% blue (115, 126, 112).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#737E70 color codes

HEX	`#737E70`
RGB	`rgb(115, 126, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 49.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 11%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.54, -6.91, 6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.54, 9.31, 137.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.455, 19.736, 18.216)`
Decimal	`7569008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737E70, 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 #737E70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737E70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #737E70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737e70; }
.text { color: #737e70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737e70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 126 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737e70, #707e74); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #737E70?: #737E70 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737E70?: The RGB value is 115, 126, 112: 115 red, 126 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737E70?: The complementary color is #7B707E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737E70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.