What color is #73705E?

#73705E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73705E?

The RGB value is 115, 112, 94: 115 red, 112 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73705E?

The complementary color is #5E6173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73705E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73705E color

#73705E rgb(115, 112, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73705E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 43.9% green and 36.9% blue (115, 112, 94).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#73705E color codes

HEX	`#73705E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 112, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 43.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.03, -2.17, 10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.03, 10.67, 101.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.885, 16.042, 12.9)`
Decimal	`7565406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73705E, 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 #73705E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73705E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #73705E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73705e; }
.text { color: #73705e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73705e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 112 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73705e, #6c735e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #73705E?: #73705E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73705E?: The RGB value is 115, 112, 94: 115 red, 112 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73705E?: The complementary color is #5E6173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73705E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.