What color is #74594A?

#74594A 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 #74594A?

The RGB value is 116, 89, 74: 116 red, 89 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74594A?

The complementary color is #4A6574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74594A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74594A color

#74594A rgb(116, 89, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #74594A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 34.9% green and 29% blue (116, 89, 74).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 22% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 36% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#74594A color codes

HEX	`#74594A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 89, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 34.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 22%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 36%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 36%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.17, 8.81, 12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.17, 15.66, 55.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.011, 11.353, 8.036)`
Decimal	`7625034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74594A, 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 #74594A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74594A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #74594A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74594a; }
.text { color: #74594a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74594a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 89 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74594a, #746e4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #74594A?: #74594A 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 #74594A?: The RGB value is 116, 89, 74: 116 red, 89 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74594A?: The complementary color is #4A6574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74594A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.