What color is #736C51?

#736C51 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736C51?

The RGB value is 115, 108, 81: 115 red, 108 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736C51?

The complementary color is #515873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736C51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736C51 color

#736C51 rgb(115, 108, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #736C51 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 42.4% green and 31.8% blue (115, 108, 81).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#736C51 color codes

HEX	`#736C51`
RGB	`rgb(115, 108, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 42.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.59, -1.91, 16.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.59, 16.25, 96.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.918, 14.964, 9.938)`
Decimal	`7564369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736C51, 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 #736C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #736C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736c51; }
.text { color: #736c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 108 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736c51, #697351); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #736C51?: #736C51 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736C51?: The RGB value is 115, 108, 81: 115 red, 108 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736C51?: The complementary color is #515873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736C51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.