What color is #73755F?

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

What is the RGB value of #73755F?

The RGB value is 115, 117, 95: 115 red, 117 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73755F?

The complementary color is #615F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73755F?

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.

#73755F color

#73755F rgb(115, 117, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73755F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 45.9% green and 37.3% blue (115, 117, 95).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#73755F color codes

HEX	`#73755F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 117, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 45.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 19%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 19%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.5, -4.88, 11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.5, 12.87, 112.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.497, 17.194, 13.327)`
Decimal	`7566687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#73755F 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 #73755F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73755f; }
.text { color: #73755f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73755f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 117 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73755f, #68755f); }

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Questions

What color is #73755F?: #73755F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73755F?: The RGB value is 115, 117, 95: 115 red, 117 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73755F?: The complementary color is #615F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73755F?: 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.