What color is #736056?

#736056 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736056?

The RGB value is 115, 96, 86: 115 red, 96 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736056?

The complementary color is #566973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736056?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736056 color

#736056 rgb(115, 96, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736056 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 37.6% green and 33.7% blue (115, 96, 86).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 25% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#736056 color codes

HEX	`#736056`
RGB	`rgb(115, 96, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 37.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 25%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.28, 5.96, 8.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.28, 10.44, 55.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.933, 12.683, 10.569)`
Decimal	`7561302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736056, 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 #736056	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736056 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #736056 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736056; }
.text { color: #736056; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736056; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 96 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736056, #736f56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #736056?: #736056 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736056?: The RGB value is 115, 96, 86: 115 red, 96 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736056?: The complementary color is #566973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736056?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.