What color is #736A5B?

#736A5B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736A5B?

The RGB value is 115, 106, 91: 115 red, 106 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736A5B?

The complementary color is #5B6473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736A5B?

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.

#736A5B color

#736A5B rgb(115, 106, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736A5B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 41.6% green and 35.7% blue (115, 106, 91).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 21% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#736A5B color codes

HEX	`#736A5B`
RGB	`rgb(115, 106, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 41.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 21%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.23, 0.83, 9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.23, 9.74, 85.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.113, 14.709, 11.991)`
Decimal	`7563867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736A5B, 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 #736A5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736A5B 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 #736A5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736a5b; }
.text { color: #736a5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736a5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 106 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736a5b, #70735b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #736A5B?: #736A5B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736A5B?: The RGB value is 115, 106, 91: 115 red, 106 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736A5B?: The complementary color is #5B6473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736A5B?: 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.