What color is #736F7A?

#736F7A is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736F7A?

The RGB value is 115, 111, 122: 115 red, 111 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736F7A?

The complementary color is #767A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736F7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736F7A color

#736F7A rgb(115, 111, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736F7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 43.5% green and 47.8% blue (115, 111, 122).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 5% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#736F7A color codes

HEX	`#736F7A`
RGB	`rgb(115, 111, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 43.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 5%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 9%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.52, 3.81, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.52, 6.71, 304.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.267, 16.419, 20.721)`
Decimal	`7565178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736F7A, 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 #736F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736F7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #736F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736f7a; }
.text { color: #736f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 111 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736f7a, #796f7a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #736F7A?: #736F7A is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736F7A?: The RGB value is 115, 111, 122: 115 red, 111 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736F7A?: The complementary color is #767A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736F7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.