What color is #736963?

#736963 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736963?

The RGB value is 115, 105, 99: 115 red, 105 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736963?

The complementary color is #636D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736963?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736963 color

#736963 rgb(115, 105, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736963 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 41.2% green and 38.8% blue (115, 105, 99).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#736963 color codes

HEX	`#736963`
RGB	`rgb(115, 105, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 41.2%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 14%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.15, 2.81, 4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.15, 5.56, 59.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.374, 14.649, 13.872)`
Decimal	`7563619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736963, 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 #736963	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736963 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #736963 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736963; }
.text { color: #736963; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736963; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 105 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736963, #737163); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #736963?: #736963 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736963?: The RGB value is 115, 105, 99: 115 red, 105 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736963?: The complementary color is #636D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736963?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.