What color is #736772?

#736772 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736772?

The RGB value is 115, 103, 114: 115 red, 103 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736772?

The complementary color is #677368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736772?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736772 color

#736772 rgb(115, 103, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736772 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 40.4% green and 44.7% blue (115, 103, 114).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#736772 color codes

HEX	`#736772`
RGB	`rgb(115, 103, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 40.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 10%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.03, 6.9, -4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.03, 8.2, 327.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.957, 14.56, 17.939)`
Decimal	`7563122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736772, 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 #736772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #736772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736772; }
.text { color: #736772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 103 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736772, #73676c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #736772?: #736772 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736772?: The RGB value is 115, 103, 114: 115 red, 103 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736772?: The complementary color is #677368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736772?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.