#736205 Hex Color
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Dark olive with a dim, unsaturated yellow undertone. #736205 reads mellow and earthy rather than bright, which makes it a solid background for white text (about 6:1 contrast, enough for WCAG body copy). It gets muddy at large sizes, so treat it as a base or supporting tone in outdoor, military, and organic branding. The hex code for dark olive is #736205.
Questions about #736205
What is #736205 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #736205 is rgb(115, 98, 5), in HSL hsl(51, 92%, 24%) and in CMYK 0%, 15%, 96%, 55%.
What text color works on #736205?
White text reads most clearly on this shade, with roughly 6:1 contrast. That clears WCAG AA for small body text, so dark olive works as a background behind paragraphs. Dark type on it fails badly.
What colors pair well with #736205?
Is #736205 readable on white or black?
#736205 has a 6.03:1 contrast ratio on white and 3.47:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold). Try other pairs in the contrast checker.