What color is #74534E?

#74534E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74534E?

The RGB value is 116, 83, 78: 116 red, 83 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74534E?

The complementary color is #4E6F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74534E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74534E color

#74534E rgb(116, 83, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #74534E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 32.5% green and 30.6% blue (116, 83, 78).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 33% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Roasted (#785246), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#74534E color codes

HEX	`#74534E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 83, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 32.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 33%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 33%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.64, 13.01, 8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.64, 15.47, 32.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.671, 10.45, 8.609)`
Decimal	`7623502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74534E, 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 #74534E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74534E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #74534E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74534e; }
.text { color: #74534e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74534e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 83 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74534e, #74664e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #74534E?: #74534E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74534E?: The RGB value is 116, 83, 78: 116 red, 83 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74534E?: The complementary color is #4E6F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74534E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.