What color is #744B21?

#744B21 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Antique Brass. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #744B21?

The RGB value is 116, 75, 33: 116 red, 75 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #744B21?

The complementary color is #214A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #744B21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#744B21 color

#744B21 rgb(116, 75, 33)

Shades of brown

The hex color #744B21 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 29.4% green and 12.9% blue (116, 75, 33).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 56% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 72% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Antique Brass (#6C461F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#744B21 color codes

HEX	`#744B21`
RGB	`rgb(116, 75, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 29.4%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 56%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 72%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 72%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.71, 13.13, 31.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.71, 34.03, 67.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.994, 8.856, 2.622)`
Decimal	`7621409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #744B21, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #744B21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#744B21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #744B21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #744b21; }
.text { color: #744b21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #744b21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 75 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #744b21, #747421); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Russet.

Questions

What color is #744B21?: #744B21 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Antique Brass. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #744B21?: The RGB value is 116, 75, 33: 116 red, 75 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #744B21?: The complementary color is #214A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #744B21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.