What color is #73715E?

#73715E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73715E?

The RGB value is 115, 113, 94: 115 red, 113 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73715E?

The complementary color is #5E6073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73715E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73715E color

#73715E rgb(115, 113, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73715E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 44.3% green and 36.9% blue (115, 113, 94).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#73715E color codes

HEX	`#73715E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 113, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 44.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.32, -2.75, 10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.32, 11.19, 104.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.996, 16.263, 12.937)`
Decimal	`7565662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73715E, 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 #73715E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73715E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #73715E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73715e; }
.text { color: #73715e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73715e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 113 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73715e, #6b735e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #73715E?: #73715E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73715E?: The RGB value is 115, 113, 94: 115 red, 113 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73715E?: The complementary color is #5E6073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73715E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.