What color is #745F36?

#745F36 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745F36?

The RGB value is 116, 95, 54: 116 red, 95 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745F36?

The complementary color is #364B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745F36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745F36 color

#745F36 rgb(116, 95, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #745F36 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 37.3% green and 21.2% blue (116, 95, 54).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 36% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 53% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Olivary (#6E592C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#745F36 color codes

HEX	`#745F36`
RGB	`rgb(116, 95, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 37.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 36%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 53%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 53%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.48, 2.82, 26.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.48, 26.65, 83.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.961, 12.164, 5.207)`
Decimal	`7626550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745F36, 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 #745F36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745F36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #745F36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745f36; }
.text { color: #745f36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745f36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 95 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745f36, #6a7436); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #745F36?: #745F36 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745F36?: The RGB value is 116, 95, 54: 116 red, 95 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745F36?: The complementary color is #364B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745F36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.