What color is #73766A?

#73766A is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73766A?

The RGB value is 115, 118, 106: 115 red, 118 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73766A?

The complementary color is #6D6A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73766A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73766A color

#73766A rgb(115, 118, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73766A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 46.3% green and 41.6% blue (115, 118, 106).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#73766A color codes

HEX	`#73766A`
RGB	`rgb(115, 118, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 46.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 10%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 10%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.06, -3.49, 6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.06, 7.13, 119.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.15, 17.642, 16.187)`
Decimal	`7566954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73766A, 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 #73766A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73766A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #73766A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73766a; }
.text { color: #73766a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73766a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 118 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73766a, #6d766a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #73766A?: #73766A is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73766A?: The RGB value is 115, 118, 106: 115 red, 118 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73766A?: The complementary color is #6D6A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73766A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.