What color is #744E46?

#744E46 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #744E46?

The RGB value is 116, 78, 70: 116 red, 78 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #744E46?

The complementary color is #466C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #744E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#744E46 color

#744E46 rgb(116, 78, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #744E46 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 30.6% green and 27.5% blue (116, 78, 70).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 25% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 40% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Roasted (#785246), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#744E46 color codes

HEX	`#744E46`
RGB	`rgb(116, 78, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 30.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 25%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 40%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 40%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.12, 14.92, 11.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.12, 18.67, 36.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.033, 9.605, 7.066)`
Decimal	`7622214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #744E46, 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 #744E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#744E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #744E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #744e46; }
.text { color: #744e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #744e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 78 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #744e46, #746546); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #744E46?: #744E46 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #744E46?: The RGB value is 116, 78, 70: 116 red, 78 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #744E46?: The complementary color is #466C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #744E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.