What color is #73746E?

#73746E is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73746E?

The RGB value is 115, 116, 110: 115 red, 116 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73746E?

The complementary color is #6F6E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73746E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73746E color

#73746E rgb(115, 116, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73746E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 45.5% green and 43.1% blue (115, 116, 110).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 3% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#73746E color codes

HEX	`#73746E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 116, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 45.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 3%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 5%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.59, -1.57, 3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.59, 3.55, 116.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.13, 17.261, 17.231)`
Decimal	`7566446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73746E, 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 #73746E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73746E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #73746E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73746e; }
.text { color: #73746e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73746e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 116 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73746e, #70746e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #73746E?: #73746E is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73746E?: The RGB value is 115, 116, 110: 115 red, 116 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73746E?: The complementary color is #6F6E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73746E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.