What color is #745B41?

#745B41 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745B41?

The RGB value is 116, 91, 65: 116 red, 91 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745B41?

The complementary color is #415A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745B41 color

#745B41 rgb(116, 91, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #745B41 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 35.7% green and 25.5% blue (116, 91, 65).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 44% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#745B41 color codes

HEX	`#745B41`
RGB	`rgb(116, 91, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 35.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 44%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 44%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.54, 6.43, 18.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.54, 19.95, 71.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.898, 11.577, 6.608)`
Decimal	`7625537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745B41, 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 #745B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #745B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745b41; }
.text { color: #745b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 91 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745b41, #737441); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #745B41?: #745B41 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745B41?: The RGB value is 116, 91, 65: 116 red, 91 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745B41?: The complementary color is #415A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.