What color is #736575?

#736575 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736575?

The RGB value is 115, 101, 117: 115 red, 101 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736575?

The complementary color is #677565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736575?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736575 color

#736575 rgb(115, 101, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736575 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 39.6% green and 45.9% blue (115, 101, 117).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#736575 color codes

HEX	`#736575`
RGB	`rgb(115, 101, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 39.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 14%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.57, 8.73, -6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.57, 11.13, 321.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.934, 14.237, 18.787)`
Decimal	`7562613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736575, 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 #736575	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736575 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #736575 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736575; }
.text { color: #736575; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736575; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 101 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736575, #75656f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #736575?: #736575 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736575?: The RGB value is 115, 101, 117: 115 red, 101 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736575?: The complementary color is #677565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736575?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.