What color is #736667?

#736667 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736667?

The RGB value is 115, 102, 103: 115 red, 102 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736667?

The complementary color is #667372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736667?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736667 color

#736667 rgb(115, 102, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736667 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 40% green and 40.4% blue (115, 102, 103).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#736667 color codes

HEX	`#736667`
RGB	`rgb(115, 102, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 40%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 11%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.41, 5.33, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.41, 5.5, 13.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.27, 14.127, 14.804)`
Decimal	`7562855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736667, 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 #736667	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736667 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #736667 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736667; }
.text { color: #736667; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736667; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 102 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736667, #736c66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #736667?: #736667 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736667?: The RGB value is 115, 102, 103: 115 red, 102 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736667?: The complementary color is #667372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736667?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.