What color is #736A5E?

#736A5E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736A5E?

The RGB value is 115, 106, 94: 115 red, 106 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736A5E?

The complementary color is #5E6773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736A5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736A5E color

#736A5E rgb(115, 106, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736A5E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 41.6% green and 36.9% blue (115, 106, 94).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#736A5E color codes

HEX	`#736A5E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 106, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 41.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.31, 1.34, 8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.31, 8.13, 80.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.245, 14.761, 12.686)`
Decimal	`7563870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736A5E, 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 #736A5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736A5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #736A5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736a5e; }
.text { color: #736a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736a5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 106 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736a5e, #72735e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #736A5E?: #736A5E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736A5E?: The RGB value is 115, 106, 94: 115 red, 106 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736A5E?: The complementary color is #5E6773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736A5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.