Colour

#736F5E

#736F5E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#736F5E is a yellow with RGB values 115, 111, 94 and HSL 49°, 10%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#736F5E

RGBrgb(115, 111, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4353, 0.3686

RGB percentages45.1%, 43.5%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(48.6, 10%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 18.3%, 45.1%)

CMYK0%, 3.5%, 18.3%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,565,150

CSS custom property--colour: #736F5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1

Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#8C90A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#736E5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#746F5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#776C6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.4 Gray · ΔE 12.3 Slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.1 Dark grey · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E6273

Analogous#73655E, #6D735E

Triadic#5E736F, #6F5E73

Split complementary#5E6D73, #655E73

Tetradic#5E7365, #5E6273, #735E6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3D2CA

Lighter +30%#BCBAAE

Lighter +20%#A5A292

Lighter +10%#8F8A75

Darker −10%#575447

Darker −20%#3B3930

Darker −30%#1F1E19

Darker −40%#030302

More saturated +25%#8D7F44

Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R115

G111

B94

Red115 (45.1%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue48.57°

Saturation (HSL)10.05%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 73 · G 6F · B 5E

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