What color is #74624F?

#74624F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74624F?

The RGB value is 116, 98, 79: 116 red, 98 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74624F?

The complementary color is #4F6174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74624F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74624F color

#74624F rgb(116, 98, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #74624F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 38.4% green and 31% blue (116, 98, 79).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 32% 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 5.83:1).

#74624F color codes

HEX	`#74624F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 98, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 38.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 32%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 32%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.78, 4.12, 13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.78, 14.13, 73.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.982, 13.013, 9.224)`
Decimal	`7627343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74624F, 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 #74624F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74624F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #74624F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74624f; }
.text { color: #74624f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74624f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 98 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74624f, #73744f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #74624F?: #74624F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74624F?: The RGB value is 116, 98, 79: 116 red, 98 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74624F?: The complementary color is #4F6174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74624F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.