What color is #73615A?

#73615A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73615A?

The RGB value is 115, 97, 90: 115 red, 97 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73615A?

The complementary color is #5A6C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73615A?

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.

#73615A color

#73615A rgb(115, 97, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73615A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 38% green and 35.3% blue (115, 97, 90).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 22% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#73615A color codes

HEX	`#73615A`
RGB	`rgb(115, 97, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 38%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.66, 6.01, 6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.66, 8.99, 48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.19, 12.933, 11.472)`
Decimal	`7561562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73615A, 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 #73615A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73615A 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 #73615A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73615a; }
.text { color: #73615a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73615a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 97 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73615a, #736d5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #73615A?: #73615A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73615A?: The RGB value is 115, 97, 90: 115 red, 97 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73615A?: The complementary color is #5A6C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73615A?: 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.