What color is #736D35?

#736D35 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 #736D35?

The RGB value is 115, 109, 53: 115 red, 109 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736D35?

The complementary color is #353B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736D35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736D35 color

#736D35 rgb(115, 109, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #736D35 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 42.7% green and 20.8% blue (115, 109, 53).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 37% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 54% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#736D35 color codes

HEX	`#736D35`
RGB	`rgb(115, 109, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 42.7%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 37%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 54%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 54%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.41, -5.9, 31.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.41, 32.33, 100.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.182, 14.84, 5.537)`
Decimal	`7564597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736D35, 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 #736D35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736D35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #736D35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736d35; }
.text { color: #736d35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736d35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 109 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736d35, #5a7335); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #736D35?: #736D35 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 #736D35?: The RGB value is 115, 109, 53: 115 red, 109 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736D35?: The complementary color is #353B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736D35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.