What color is #737F7F?

#737F7F is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737F7F?

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

What is the complementary color of #737F7F?

The complementary color is #7F7373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737F7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737F7F color

#737F7F rgb(115, 127, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737F7F is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#737F7F color codes

HEX	`#737F7F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 127, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 49.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 9%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.24, -4.41, -1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.24, 4.67, 198.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.49, 20.356, 23.029)`
Decimal	`7569279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737F7F, 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 #737F7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737F7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #737F7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737f7f; }
.text { color: #737f7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737f7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 127 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737f7f, #73797f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #737F7F?: #737F7F is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737F7F?: The RGB value is 115, 127, 127: 115 red, 127 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737F7F?: The complementary color is #7F7373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737F7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.