What color is #736F68?

#736F68 is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736F68?

The RGB value is 115, 111, 104: 115 red, 111 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736F68?

The complementary color is #686C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736F68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736F68 color

#736F68 rgb(115, 111, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736F68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 43.5% green and 40.8% blue (115, 111, 104).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 5% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Gauntlet Gray (#78736E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#736F68 color codes

HEX	`#736F68`
RGB	`rgb(115, 111, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 43.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 5%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 10%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.99, 0.2, 4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.99, 4.45, 87.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.253, 16.013, 15.381)`
Decimal	`7565160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736F68, 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 #736F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #736F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736f68; }
.text { color: #736f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 111 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736f68, #727368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #736F68?: #736F68 is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736F68?: The RGB value is 115, 111, 104: 115 red, 111 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736F68?: The complementary color is #686C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736F68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.