What color is #736E61?

#736E61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Archaeology. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736E61?

The RGB value is 115, 110, 97: 115 red, 110 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736E61?

The complementary color is #616673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736E61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736E61 color

#736E61 rgb(115, 110, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736E61 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 43.1% green and 38% blue (115, 110, 97).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Archaeology (#6E6A5E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#736E61 color codes

HEX	`#736E61`
RGB	`rgb(115, 110, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 43.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 16%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.53, -0.49, 7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.53, 7.97, 93.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.804, 15.66, 13.55)`
Decimal	`7564897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736E61, 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 #736E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #736E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736e61; }
.text { color: #736e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 110 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736e61, #6f7361); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #736E61?: #736E61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Archaeology. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736E61?: The RGB value is 115, 110, 97: 115 red, 110 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736E61?: The complementary color is #616673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736E61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.