Color #73755C Color / Colour Code #73755C
This page shows the hex color code for color #73755c (#73755C). The colour is a yellow tone with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #73755C against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#73755C paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 35, 65, and 95 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 65, 185, and 305 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #73755C
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 65 and saturation at 12%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 65 to 110 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 65 with its complement at 245 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #73755C
Lightness variations at hue 65 and 12% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #73755C
Design Use Cases for #73755C
Muted Accent Color
With 12% saturation, #73755C has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Primary Interface Color
At 41% lightness, #73755C is in the mid-range, making it ideal for interactive elements like buttons, links, and selected states. This lightness level ensures good contrast against both light and dark adjacent elements in most layouts.
Attention & Optimism
#73755C is in the yellow spectrum (hue 65). Yellow attracts attention faster than any other color. Use it for warning labels, featured content markers, star ratings, and tooltip backgrounds. Pair with dark text since yellow often fails contrast checks against white.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #73755C (hue 65) to its complement at hue 245. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 95. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73755c, #5e5c75);
CSS Code for #73755C
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Colors visually similar to #73755C based on RGB, lightness, and hue variations.
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About Color #73755C (#73755C)
#73755C is a yellow color (colour) with RGB channel values of 115 red, 117 green, and 92 blue. The green channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 65 degrees with 12% saturation and 41% lightness, placing it in the neutral-to-cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #73755C is 114/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This appears dark to the human eye, so pair it with light text for adequate readability. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow, and 54% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #73755C against white is 4.74:1 and against black is 4.43:1. This meets the AA requirement (4.5:1) for normal text on white. For AAA compliance, consider darkening to at least 29% lightness.
The complementary colour #5E5C75 creates maximum visual tension when paired with #73755C. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #756B5C and #66755C, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #73755C?
- #73755C is Color #73755C, a yellow color (colour) with RGB(115, 117, 92), HSL(65, 12%, 41%), and CMYK(2%, 0%, 21%, 54%). Its perceived brightness is 114/255.
- Is #73755C accessible for text?
- Against white, #73755C has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (passes AA for normal text). Against black, it has 4.43:1 (fails AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #73755C?
- The complementary colour is #5E5C75 (hue 245). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #756B5C and #66755C. The triadic palette adds #5C7375 and #755C73 for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #73755C in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #73755c; or rgb(115, 117, 92); or hsl(65, 12%, 41%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 65 12% 41%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.