What color is #73755E?

#73755E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73755E?

The RGB value is 115, 117, 94: 115 red, 117 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73755E?

The complementary color is #605E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73755E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73755E color

#73755E rgb(115, 117, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #73755E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 45.9% green and 36.9% blue (115, 117, 94).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#73755E color codes

HEX	`#73755E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 117, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 45.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 20%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 20%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.48, -5.05, 12.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.48, 13.45, 112.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.452, 17.176, 13.089)`
Decimal	`7566686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73755E, 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 #73755E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73755E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #73755E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73755e; }
.text { color: #73755e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73755e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 117 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73755e, #68755e); }

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Questions

What color is #73755E?: #73755E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73755E?: The RGB value is 115, 117, 94: 115 red, 117 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73755E?: The complementary color is #605E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73755E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.