What color is #736450?

#736450 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736450?

The RGB value is 115, 100, 80: 115 red, 100 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736450?

The complementary color is #505F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736450?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736450 color

#736450 rgb(115, 100, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #736450 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 39.2% green and 31.4% blue (115, 100, 80).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 30% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#736450 color codes

HEX	`#736450`
RGB	`rgb(115, 100, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 39.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 30%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.27, 2.64, 13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.27, 13.82, 78.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.076, 13.339, 9.474)`
Decimal	`7562320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736450, 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 #736450	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736450 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #736450 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736450; }
.text { color: #736450; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736450; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 100 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736450, #717350); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #736450?: #736450 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736450?: The RGB value is 115, 100, 80: 115 red, 100 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736450?: The complementary color is #505F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736450?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.