What color is #73756A?

#73756A is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73756A?

The RGB value is 115, 117, 106: 115 red, 117 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73756A?

The complementary color is #6C6A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73756A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73756A color

#73756A rgb(115, 117, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73756A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 45.9% green and 41.6% blue (115, 117, 106).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#73756A color codes

HEX	`#73756A`
RGB	`rgb(115, 117, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 45.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 9%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.77, -2.92, 5.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.77, 6.5, 116.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.033, 17.408, 16.148)`
Decimal	`7566698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73756A, 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 #73756A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73756A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #73756A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73756a; }
.text { color: #73756a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73756a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 117 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73756a, #6e756a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #73756A?: #73756A is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73756A?: The RGB value is 115, 117, 106: 115 red, 117 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73756A?: The complementary color is #6C6A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73756A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.