What color is #736064?

#736064 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736064?

The RGB value is 115, 96, 100: 115 red, 96 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736064?

The complementary color is #60736F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736064?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736064 color

#736064 rgb(115, 96, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736064 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 37.6% green and 39.2% blue (115, 96, 100).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 13% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#736064 color codes

HEX	`#736064`
RGB	`rgb(115, 96, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 37.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 13%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.66, 8.38, 0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.66, 8.4, 4.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.553, 12.931, 13.836)`
Decimal	`7561316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736064, 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 #736064	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736064 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #736064 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736064; }
.text { color: #736064; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736064; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 96 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736064, #736660); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #736064?: #736064 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736064?: The RGB value is 115, 96, 100: 115 red, 96 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736064?: The complementary color is #60736F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736064?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.