What color is #736E69?

#736E69 is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736E69?

The RGB value is 115, 110, 105: 115 red, 110 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736E69?

The complementary color is #696E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736E69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736E69 color

#736E69 rgb(115, 110, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736E69 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 43.1% green and 41.2% blue (115, 110, 105).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 5% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Anchovy (#756F6B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#736E69 color codes

HEX	`#736E69`
RGB	`rgb(115, 110, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 43.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 5%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 9%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.73, 0.97, 3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.73, 3.61, 74.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.196, 15.817, 15.614)`
Decimal	`7564905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736E69, 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 #736E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736E69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #736E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736e69; }
.text { color: #736e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 110 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736e69, #737369); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #736E69?: #736E69 is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736E69?: The RGB value is 115, 110, 105: 115 red, 110 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736E69?: The complementary color is #696E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736E69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.