What color is #736260?

#736260 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736260?

The RGB value is 115, 98, 96: 115 red, 98 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736260?

The complementary color is #607173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736260?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736260 color

#736260 rgb(115, 98, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736260 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 38.4% green and 37.6% blue (115, 98, 96).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#736260 color codes

HEX	`#736260`
RGB	`rgb(115, 98, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 38.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.1, 6.45, 3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.1, 7.42, 29.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.549, 13.225, 12.903)`
Decimal	`7561824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736260, 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 #736260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #736260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736260; }
.text { color: #736260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 98 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736260, #736c60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #736260?: #736260 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736260?: The RGB value is 115, 98, 96: 115 red, 98 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736260?: The complementary color is #607173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736260?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.