What color is #73645C?

#73645C is a grayish orange known as Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Morel?

The RGB value is 115, 100, 92: 115 red, 100 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Morel?

The complementary color is #5C6B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73645C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Morel color: hex code #73645C

#73645C rgb(115, 100, 92)

Shades of gray

Morel has the hex code #73645C. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 39.2% green and 36.1% blue (115, 100, 92).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% yellow and 55% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

Morel (#73645C) color codes

HEX	`#73645C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 100, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 39.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 20%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 20%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.55, 4.56, 6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.55, 8.13, 55.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.559, 13.532, 12.021)`
Decimal	`7562332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Morel, 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 #73645C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73645C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #73645C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73645c; }
.text { color: #73645c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73645c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 100 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73645c, #73705c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

See #73645C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #73645C?: #73645C is a grayish orange known as Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Morel?: The RGB value is 115, 100, 92: 115 red, 100 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Morel?: The complementary color is #5C6B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73645C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.