What color is #736472?

#736472 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736472?

The RGB value is 115, 100, 114: 115 red, 100 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736472?

The complementary color is #647365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736472?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736472 color

#736472 rgb(115, 100, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736472 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 39.2% green and 44.7% blue (115, 100, 114).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#736472 color codes

HEX	`#736472`
RGB	`rgb(115, 100, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 39.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 13%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.2, 8.7, -5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.2, 10.38, 326.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.664, 13.974, 17.841)`
Decimal	`7562354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736472, 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 #736472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #736472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736472; }
.text { color: #736472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 100 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736472, #73646b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #736472?: #736472 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736472?: The RGB value is 115, 100, 114: 115 red, 100 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736472?: The complementary color is #647365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736472?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.