What color is #736C81?

#736C81 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736C81?

The RGB value is 115, 108, 129: 115 red, 108 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736C81?

The complementary color is #7A816C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736C81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736C81 color

#736C81 rgb(115, 108, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736C81 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 42.4% green and 50.6% blue (115, 108, 129).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% 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 5.01:1).

#736C81 color codes

HEX	`#736C81`
RGB	`rgb(115, 108, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 42.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.92, 7.14, -10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.92, 12.78, 303.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.394, 15.955, 22.981)`
Decimal	`7564417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736C81, 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 #736C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #736C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736c81; }
.text { color: #736c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 108 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736c81, #7d6c81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #736C81?: #736C81 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736C81?: The RGB value is 115, 108, 129: 115 red, 108 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736C81?: The complementary color is #7A816C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736C81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.