What color is #73806F?

#73806F is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73806F?

The RGB value is 115, 128, 111: 115 red, 128 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73806F?

The complementary color is #7C6F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73806F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73806F color

#73806F rgb(115, 128, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73806F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 50.2% green and 43.5% blue (115, 128, 111).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#73806F color codes

HEX	`#73806F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 128, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 50.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 13%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 13%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.1, -8.22, 7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.1, 11.21, 137.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.658, 20.231, 18.01)`
Decimal	`7569519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73806F, 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 #73806F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73806F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #73806F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73806f; }
.text { color: #73806f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73806f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 128 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73806f, #6f8073); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #73806F?: #73806F is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73806F?: The RGB value is 115, 128, 111: 115 red, 128 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73806F?: The complementary color is #7C6F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73806F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.