What color is #736965?

#736965 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736965?

The RGB value is 115, 105, 101: 115 red, 105 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736965?

The complementary color is #656F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736965?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736965 color

#736965 rgb(115, 105, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736965 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 41.2% green and 39.6% blue (115, 105, 101).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#736965 color codes

HEX	`#736965`
RGB	`rgb(115, 105, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 41.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 12%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.2, 3.18, 3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.2, 4.85, 49.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.471, 14.688, 14.382)`
Decimal	`7563621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736965, 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 #736965	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736965 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #736965 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736965; }
.text { color: #736965; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736965; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 105 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736965, #737065); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #736965?: #736965 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736965?: The RGB value is 115, 105, 101: 115 red, 105 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736965?: The complementary color is #656F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736965?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.