What color is #745F4D?

#745F4D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745F4D?

The RGB value is 116, 95, 77: 116 red, 95 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745F4D?

The complementary color is #4D6274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745F4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745F4D color

#745F4D rgb(116, 95, 77)

Shades of brown

The hex color #745F4D is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 37.3% green and 30.2% blue (116, 95, 77).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 34% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#745F4D color codes

HEX	`#745F4D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 95, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 37.3%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 34%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 34%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.9, 5.62, 13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.9, 14.63, 67.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.634, 12.434, 8.754)`
Decimal	`7626573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745F4D, 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 #745F4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745F4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #745F4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745f4d; }
.text { color: #745f4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745f4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 95 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745f4d, #74724d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #745F4D?: #745F4D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745F4D?: The RGB value is 116, 95, 77: 116 red, 95 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745F4D?: The complementary color is #4D6274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745F4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.