What color is #73624A?

#73624A is a dark, grayish orange known as Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Heavy Brown?

The RGB value is 115, 98, 74: 115 red, 98 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Heavy Brown?

The complementary color is #4A5B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73624A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Heavy Brown color: hex code #73624A

#73624A rgb(115, 98, 74)

Shades of brown

Heavy Brown has the hex code #73624A. It is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 38.4% green and 29% blue (115, 98, 74).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 22% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 36% yellow and 55% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

Heavy Brown (#73624A) color codes

HEX	`#73624A`
RGB	`rgb(115, 98, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 38.4%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 22%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 36%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 36%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.57, 2.97, 16.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.57, 16.48, 79.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.674, 12.875, 8.295)`
Decimal	`7561802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Heavy Brown, 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 #73624A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73624A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	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 #73624A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73624a; }
.text { color: #73624a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73624a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 98 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73624a, #70734a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

See #73624A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #73624A?: #73624A is a dark, grayish orange known as Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Heavy Brown?: The RGB value is 115, 98, 74: 115 red, 98 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Heavy Brown?: The complementary color is #4A5B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73624A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.