What color is #74633F?

#74633F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74633F?

The RGB value is 116, 99, 63: 116 red, 99 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74633F?

The complementary color is #3F5074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74633F?

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.

#74633F color

#74633F rgb(116, 99, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #74633F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 38.8% green and 24.7% blue (116, 99, 63).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 30% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 46% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#74633F color codes

HEX	`#74633F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 99, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 38.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 30%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 46%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 46%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.76, 1.42, 22.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.76, 22.99, 86.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.562, 12.996, 6.548)`
Decimal	`7627583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74633F, 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 #74633F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74633F 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 #74633F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74633f; }
.text { color: #74633f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74633f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 99 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74633f, #6a743f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #74633F?: #74633F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74633F?: The RGB value is 116, 99, 63: 116 red, 99 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74633F?: The complementary color is #3F5074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74633F?: 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.