What color is #736764?

#736764 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736764?

The RGB value is 115, 103, 100: 115 red, 103 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736764?

The complementary color is #647073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736764?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736764 color

#736764 rgb(115, 103, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736764 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 40.4% green and 39.2% blue (115, 103, 100).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#736764 color codes

HEX	`#736764`
RGB	`rgb(115, 103, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 40.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 13%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.61, 4.18, 3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.61, 5.4, 39.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.221, 14.266, 14.059)`
Decimal	`7563108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736764, 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 #736764	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736764 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #736764 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736764; }
.text { color: #736764; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736764; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 103 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736764, #736f64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #736764?: #736764 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736764?: The RGB value is 115, 103, 100: 115 red, 103 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736764?: The complementary color is #647073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736764?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.