What color is #736C76?

#736C76 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736C76?

The RGB value is 115, 108, 118: 115 red, 108 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736C76?

The complementary color is #6F766C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736C76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736C76 color

#736C76 rgb(115, 108, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736C76 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 42.4% green and 46.3% blue (115, 108, 118).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#736C76 color codes

HEX	`#736C76`
RGB	`rgb(115, 108, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 42.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 8%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.55, 4.75, -4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.55, 6.59, 316.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.702, 15.678, 19.335)`
Decimal	`7564406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736C76, 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 #736C76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736C76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #736C76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736c76; }
.text { color: #736c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736c76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 108 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736c76, #766c74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #736C76?: #736C76 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736C76?: The RGB value is 115, 108, 118: 115 red, 108 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736C76?: The complementary color is #6F766C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736C76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.