What color is #736C47?

#736C47 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736C47?

The RGB value is 115, 108, 71: 115 red, 108 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736C47?

The complementary color is #474E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736C47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736C47 color

#736C47 rgb(115, 108, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #736C47 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 42.4% green and 27.8% blue (115, 108, 71).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 24% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 38% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#736C47 color codes

HEX	`#736C47`
RGB	`rgb(115, 108, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 42.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 24%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 38%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 38%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.39, -3.3, 21.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.39, 21.96, 98.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.57, 14.825, 8.107)`
Decimal	`7564359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736C47, 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 #736C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736C47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #736C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736c47; }
.text { color: #736c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 108 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736c47, #647347); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #736C47?: #736C47 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736C47?: The RGB value is 115, 108, 71: 115 red, 108 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736C47?: The complementary color is #474E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736C47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.