What color is #73655E?

#73655E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73655E?

The RGB value is 115, 101, 94: 115 red, 101 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73655E?

The complementary color is #5E6C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73655E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73655E color

#73655E rgb(115, 101, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73655E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 39.6% green and 36.9% blue (115, 101, 94).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#73655E color codes

HEX	`#73655E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 101, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 39.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.89, 4.3, 6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.89, 7.38, 54.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.744, 13.761, 12.52)`
Decimal	`7562590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73655E, 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 #73655E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73655E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #73655E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73655e; }
.text { color: #73655e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73655e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 101 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73655e, #73705e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #73655E?: #73655E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73655E?: The RGB value is 115, 101, 94: 115 red, 101 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73655E?: The complementary color is #5E6C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73655E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.