What color is #73693F?

#73693F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73693F?

The RGB value is 115, 105, 63: 115 red, 105 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73693F?

The complementary color is #3F4973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73693F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73693F color

#73693F rgb(115, 105, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #73693F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 41.2% green and 24.7% blue (115, 105, 63).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 29% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 45% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#73693F color codes

HEX	`#73693F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 105, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 41.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 29%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 45%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 45%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.39, -2.54, 25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.39, 25.13, 95.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.019, 14.107, 6.739)`
Decimal	`7563583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73693F, 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 #73693F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73693F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #73693F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73693f; }
.text { color: #73693f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73693f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 105 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73693f, #63733f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #73693F?: #73693F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73693F?: The RGB value is 115, 105, 63: 115 red, 105 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73693F?: The complementary color is #3F4973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73693F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.