What color is #74595B?

#74595B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74595B?

The RGB value is 116, 89, 91: 116 red, 89 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74595B?

The complementary color is #597472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74595B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74595B color

#74595B rgb(116, 89, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74595B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 34.9% green and 35.7% blue (116, 89, 91).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 22% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#74595B color codes

HEX	`#74595B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 89, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 34.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 22%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.6, 11.43, 3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.6, 11.84, 15.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.663, 11.614, 11.47)`
Decimal	`7625051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74595B, 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 #74595B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74595B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #74595B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74595b; }
.text { color: #74595b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74595b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 89 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74595b, #746559); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #74595B?: #74595B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74595B?: The RGB value is 116, 89, 91: 116 red, 89 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74595B?: The complementary color is #597472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74595B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.