What color is #736F80?

#736F80 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736F80?

The RGB value is 115, 111, 128: 115 red, 111 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736F80?

The complementary color is #7C806F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736F80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736F80 color

#736F80 rgb(115, 111, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736F80 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 43.5% green and 50.2% blue (115, 111, 128).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#736F80 color codes

HEX	`#736F80`
RGB	`rgb(115, 111, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 43.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 13%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.72, 5.13, -8.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.72, 10.19, 300.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.65, 16.572, 22.739)`
Decimal	`7565184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736F80, 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 #736F80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736F80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #736F80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736f80; }
.text { color: #736f80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736f80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 111 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736f80, #7b6f80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #736F80?: #736F80 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736F80?: The RGB value is 115, 111, 128: 115 red, 111 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736F80?: The complementary color is #7C806F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736F80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.