What color is #736F55?

#736F55 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736F55?

The RGB value is 115, 111, 85: 115 red, 111 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736F55?

The complementary color is #555973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736F55?

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.

#736F55 color

#736F55 rgb(115, 111, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #736F55 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 43.5% green and 33.3% blue (115, 111, 85).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 26% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#736F55 color codes

HEX	`#736F55`
RGB	`rgb(115, 111, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 43.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 26%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 26%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.54, -3.05, 15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.54, 15.38, 101.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.394, 15.67, 10.859)`
Decimal	`7565141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736F55, 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 #736F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736F55 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 #736F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736f55; }
.text { color: #736f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 111 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736f55, #687355); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #736F55?: #736F55 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736F55?: The RGB value is 115, 111, 85: 115 red, 111 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736F55?: The complementary color is #555973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736F55?: 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.