What color is #73681A?

#73681A is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73681A?

The RGB value is 115, 104, 26: 115 red, 104 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73681A?

The complementary color is #1A2573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73681A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73681A color

#73681A rgb(115, 104, 26)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #73681A is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 40.8% green and 10.2% blue (115, 104, 26).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 63% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 77% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#73681A color codes

HEX	`#73681A`
RGB	`rgb(115, 104, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 40.8%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 63%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 77%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 77%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.68, -4.99, 42.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.68, 43.04, 96.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.208, 13.621, 2.963)`
Decimal	`7563290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73681A, 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 #73681A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73681A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #73681A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73681a; }
.text { color: #73681a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73681a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 104 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73681a, #51731a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #73681A?: #73681A is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73681A?: The RGB value is 115, 104, 26: 115 red, 104 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73681A?: The complementary color is #1A2573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73681A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.