What color is #73675E?

#73675E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73675E?

The RGB value is 115, 103, 94: 115 red, 103 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73675E?

The complementary color is #5E6A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73675E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73675E color

#73675E rgb(115, 103, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73675E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 40.4% green and 36.9% blue (115, 103, 94).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#73675E color codes

HEX	`#73675E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 103, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 40.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.45, 3.11, 6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.45, 7.48, 65.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.941, 14.154, 12.585)`
Decimal	`7563102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73675E, 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 #73675E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73675E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #73675E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73675e; }
.text { color: #73675e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73675e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 103 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73675e, #73725e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #73675E?: #73675E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73675E?: The RGB value is 115, 103, 94: 115 red, 103 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73675E?: The complementary color is #5E6A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73675E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.