What color is #737E73?

#737E73 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737E73?

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

What is the complementary color of #737E73?

The complementary color is #7E737E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737E73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737E73 color

#737E73 rgb(115, 126, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737E73 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#737E73 color codes

HEX	`#737E73`
RGB	`rgb(115, 126, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 49.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 9%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.62, -6.32, 4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.62, 7.82, 143.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.625, 19.804, 19.11)`
Decimal	`7569011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737E73, 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 #737E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #737E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737e73; }
.text { color: #737e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 126 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737e73, #737e79); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #737E73?: #737E73 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737E73?: The RGB value is 115, 126, 115: 115 red, 126 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737E73?: The complementary color is #7E737E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737E73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.