What color is #736964?

#736964 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736964?

The RGB value is 115, 105, 100: 115 red, 105 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736964?

The complementary color is #646E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736964?

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.

#736964 color

#736964 rgb(115, 105, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736964 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 41.2% green and 39.2% blue (115, 105, 100).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#736964 color codes

HEX	`#736964`
RGB	`rgb(115, 105, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 41.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 13%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.18, 2.99, 4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.18, 5.18, 54.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.422, 14.668, 14.126)`
Decimal	`7563620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736964, 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 #736964	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736964 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 #736964 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736964; }
.text { color: #736964; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736964; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 105 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736964, #737164); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #736964?: #736964 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736964?: The RGB value is 115, 105, 100: 115 red, 105 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736964?: The complementary color is #646E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736964?: 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.