What color is #745C37?

#745C37 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Autumn Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745C37?

The RGB value is 116, 92, 55: 116 red, 92 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745C37?

The complementary color is #374F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745C37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745C37 color

#745C37 rgb(116, 92, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #745C37 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 36.1% green and 21.6% blue (116, 92, 55).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 36% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 53% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Autumn Gold (#7D623C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#745C37 color codes

HEX	`#745C37`
RGB	`rgb(116, 92, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 36.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 36%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 53%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 53%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.64, 4.71, 24.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.64, 25.34, 79.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.72, 11.644, 5.244)`
Decimal	`7625783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745C37, 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 #745C37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745C37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #745C37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745c37; }
.text { color: #745c37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745c37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 92 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745c37, #6e7437); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #745C37?: #745C37 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Autumn Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745C37?: The RGB value is 116, 92, 55: 116 red, 92 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745C37?: The complementary color is #374F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745C37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.