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Recognised as Colour

#736C51

  • #736C51
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#736C51 is a yellow with RGB values 115, 108, 81 and HSL 48°, 17%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#736C51#736C51
HEX#736C51
RGBrgb(115, 108, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4235, 0.3176
RGB percentages45.1%, 42.4%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(47.6, 17.3%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 29.6%, 45.1%)
CMYK0%, 6.1%, 29.6%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,564,369
CSS custom property--colour: #736C51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#8C93AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#726B4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#746D52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#786865no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.3Gray · ΔE 18.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.4Slate grey · ΔE 27.7Rosy brown · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#515873
Analogous#735B51, #697351
Triadic#51736C, #6C5173
Split complementary#516973, #5B5173
Tetradic#51735B, #515873, #735169

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2CEBE
Lighter +30%#BCB7A1
Lighter +20%#A7A083
Lighter +10%#918866
Darker −10%#55503C
Darker −20%#373427
Darker −30%#191812
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8B7A38
Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R115
G108
B81
Red115 (45.1%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue47.65°
Saturation (HSL)17.35%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 73 · G 6C · B 51

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