What color is #736B28?

#736B28 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736B28?

The RGB value is 115, 107, 40: 115 red, 107 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736B28?

The complementary color is #283073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736B28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736B28 color

#736B28 rgb(115, 107, 40)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #736B28 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 42% green and 15.7% blue (115, 107, 40).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 48% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 65% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#736B28 color codes

HEX	`#736B28`
RGB	`rgb(115, 107, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 42%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 48%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 65%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 65%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.68, -5.86, 37.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.68, 38.04, 98.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.711, 14.314, 4.1)`
Decimal	`7564072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736B28, 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 #736B28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736B28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #736B28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736b28; }
.text { color: #736b28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736b28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 107 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736b28, #557328); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #736B28?: #736B28 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736B28?: The RGB value is 115, 107, 40: 115 red, 107 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736B28?: The complementary color is #283073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736B28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.