What color is #73665D?

#73665D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73665D?

The RGB value is 115, 102, 93: 115 red, 102 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73665D?

The complementary color is #5D6A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73665D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73665D color

#73665D rgb(115, 102, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73665D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 40% green and 36.5% blue (115, 102, 93).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#73665D color codes

HEX	`#73665D`
RGB	`rgb(115, 102, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 40%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 19%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 19%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.14, 3.54, 6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.14, 7.82, 63.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.797, 13.938, 12.317)`
Decimal	`7562845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73665D, 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 #73665D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73665D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #73665D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73665d; }
.text { color: #73665d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73665d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 102 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73665d, #73715d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #73665D?: #73665D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73665D?: The RGB value is 115, 102, 93: 115 red, 102 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73665D?: The complementary color is #5D6A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73665D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.