What color is #736672?

#736672 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736672?

The RGB value is 115, 102, 114: 115 red, 102 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736672?

The complementary color is #667367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736672?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736672 color

#736672 rgb(115, 102, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736672 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 40% green and 44.7% blue (115, 102, 114).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#736672 color codes

HEX	`#736672`
RGB	`rgb(115, 102, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 40%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 11%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.75, 7.5, -4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.75, 8.92, 327.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.858, 14.363, 17.906)`
Decimal	`7562866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736672, 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 #736672	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736672 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #736672 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736672; }
.text { color: #736672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736672; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 102 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736672, #73666c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #736672?: #736672 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736672?: The RGB value is 115, 102, 114: 115 red, 102 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736672?: The complementary color is #667367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736672?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.