What color is #736F5A?

#736F5A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736F5A?

The RGB value is 115, 111, 90: 115 red, 111 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736F5A?

The complementary color is #5A5E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736F5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736F5A color

#736F5A rgb(115, 111, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736F5A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 43.5% green and 35.3% blue (115, 111, 90).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 22% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#736F5A color codes

HEX	`#736F5A`
RGB	`rgb(115, 111, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 43.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 22%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.65, -2.25, 12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.65, 12.48, 100.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.6, 15.752, 11.942)`
Decimal	`7565146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736F5A, 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 #736F5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736F5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #736F5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736f5a; }
.text { color: #736f5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736f5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 111 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736f5a, #6b735a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #736F5A?: #736F5A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736F5A?: The RGB value is 115, 111, 90: 115 red, 111 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736F5A?: The complementary color is #5A5E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736F5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.