What color is #746053?

#746053 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746053?

The RGB value is 116, 96, 83: 116 red, 96 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746053?

The complementary color is #536774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746053?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746053 color

#746053 rgb(116, 96, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746053 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 37.6% green and 32.5% blue (116, 96, 83).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 28% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#746053 color codes

HEX	`#746053`
RGB	`rgb(116, 96, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 37.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 28%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.31, 5.91, 10.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.31, 12.01, 60.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.947, 12.704, 9.952)`
Decimal	`7626835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746053, 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 #746053	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746053 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #746053 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746053; }
.text { color: #746053; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746053; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 96 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746053, #747153); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #746053?: #746053 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746053?: The RGB value is 116, 96, 83: 116 red, 96 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746053?: The complementary color is #536774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746053?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.