What color is #746142?

#746142 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746142?

The RGB value is 116, 97, 66: 116 red, 97 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746142?

The complementary color is #425574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746142?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746142 color

#746142 rgb(116, 97, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #746142 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 38% green and 25.9% blue (116, 97, 66).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 27% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 43% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#746142 color codes

HEX	`#746142`
RGB	`rgb(116, 97, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 38%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 27%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 43%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 43%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.24, 2.97, 20.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.24, 20.74, 81.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.461, 12.656, 6.94)`
Decimal	`7627074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746142, 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 #746142	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746142 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #746142 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746142; }
.text { color: #746142; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746142; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 97 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746142, #6e7442); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #746142?: #746142 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746142?: The RGB value is 116, 97, 66: 116 red, 97 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746142?: The complementary color is #425574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746142?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.