What color is #736A46?

#736A46 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736A46?

The RGB value is 115, 106, 70: 115 red, 106 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736A46?

The complementary color is #464F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736A46 color

#736A46 rgb(115, 106, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #736A46 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 41.6% green and 27.5% blue (115, 106, 70).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 24% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 39% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#736A46 color codes

HEX	`#736A46`
RGB	`rgb(115, 106, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 41.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 24%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 39%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 39%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.79, -2.27, 21.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.79, 21.63, 96.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.33, 14.396, 7.87)`
Decimal	`7563846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736A46, 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 #736A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #736A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736a46; }
.text { color: #736a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 106 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736a46, #667346); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #736A46?: #736A46 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736A46?: The RGB value is 115, 106, 70: 115 red, 106 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736A46?: The complementary color is #464F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.