Colour

#736D56

#736D56
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#736D56 is a yellow with RGB values 115, 109, 86 and HSL 48°, 14%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#736D56

RGBrgb(115, 109, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4275, 0.3373

RGB percentages45.1%, 42.7%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(47.6, 14.4%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 25.2%, 45.1%)

CMYK0%, 5.2%, 25.2%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,564,630

CSS custom property--colour: #736D56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1

Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#8C92A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#726C55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#746E57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#786967no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.9 Gray · ΔE 15.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.9 Slate grey · ΔE 25.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#565C73

Analogous#735F56, #6B7356

Triadic#56736D, #6D5673

Split complementary#566B73, #5E5673

Tetradic#56735F, #565C73, #73566B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D2CFC3

Lighter +30%#BCB8A6

Lighter +20%#A6A089

Lighter +10%#90896C

Darker −10%#565140

Darker −20%#39362A

Darker −30%#1B1A15

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8C7C3D

Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R115

G109

B86

Red115 (45.1%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue47.59°

Saturation (HSL)14.43%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 73 · G 6D · B 56

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Colour values

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