What color is #737F46?

#737F46 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737F46?

The RGB value is 115, 127, 70: 115 red, 127 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737F46?

The complementary color is #52467F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737F46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737F46 color

#737F46 rgb(115, 127, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #737F46 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 49.8% green and 27.5% blue (115, 127, 70).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#737F46 color codes

HEX	`#737F46`
RGB	`rgb(115, 127, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 49.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 45%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 45%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51, -14.06, 29.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51, 32.62, 115.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.765, 19.266, 8.681)`
Decimal	`7569222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737F46, 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 #737F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #737F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737f46; }
.text { color: #737f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 127 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737f46, #577f46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #737F46?: #737F46 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737F46?: The RGB value is 115, 127, 70: 115 red, 127 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737F46?: The complementary color is #52467F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737F46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.