What color is #73766C?

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

What is the RGB value of #73766C?

The RGB value is 115, 118, 108: 115 red, 118 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73766C?

The complementary color is #6F6C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73766C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73766C color

#73766C rgb(115, 118, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73766C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 46.3% green and 42.4% blue (115, 118, 108).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% 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 4.63:1).

#73766C color codes

HEX	`#73766C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 118, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 46.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 8%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.11, -3.11, 5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.11, 5.99, 121.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.255, 17.684, 16.742)`
Decimal	`7566956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73766C, 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 #73766C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73766C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #73766C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73766c; }
.text { color: #73766c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73766c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 118 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73766c, #6e766c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #73766C?: #73766C is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73766C?: The RGB value is 115, 118, 108: 115 red, 118 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73766C?: The complementary color is #6F6C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73766C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.