What color is #745847?

#745847 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745847?

The RGB value is 116, 88, 71: 116 red, 88 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745847?

The complementary color is #476374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745847?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745847 color

#745847 rgb(116, 88, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #745847 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 34.5% green and 27.8% blue (116, 88, 71).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 39% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#745847 color codes

HEX	`#745847`
RGB	`rgb(116, 88, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 34.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 39%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 39%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.83, 9, 14.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.83, 16.91, 57.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.83, 11.148, 7.489)`
Decimal	`7624775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745847, 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 #745847	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745847 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #745847 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745847; }
.text { color: #745847; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745847; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 88 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745847, #746f47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #745847?: #745847 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745847?: The RGB value is 116, 88, 71: 116 red, 88 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745847?: The complementary color is #476374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745847?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.