What color is #74504B?

#74504B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74504B?

The RGB value is 116, 80, 75: 116 red, 80 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74504B?

The complementary color is #4B6F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74504B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74504B color

#74504B rgb(116, 80, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #74504B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 31.4% green and 29.4% blue (116, 80, 75).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 35% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#74504B color codes

HEX	`#74504B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 80, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 31.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 35%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 35%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.77, 14.4, 9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.77, 16.98, 32.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.341, 9.959, 7.98)`
Decimal	`7622731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74504B, 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 #74504B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#74504B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #74504B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74504b; }
.text { color: #74504b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74504b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 80 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74504b, #74654b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #74504B?: #74504B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74504B?: The RGB value is 116, 80, 75: 116 red, 80 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74504B?: The complementary color is #4B6F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74504B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.