What color is #74641F?

#74641F is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74641F?

The RGB value is 116, 100, 31: 116 red, 100 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74641F?

The complementary color is #1F2F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74641F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74641F color

#74641F rgb(116, 100, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #74641F is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 39.2% green and 12.2% blue (116, 100, 31).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 58% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 73% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#74641F color codes

HEX	`#74641F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 100, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 39.2%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 58%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 73%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 73%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.65, -1.93, 39.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.65, 39.72, 92.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.008, 12.927, 3.159)`
Decimal	`7627807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74641F, 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 #74641F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74641F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #74641F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74641f; }
.text { color: #74641f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74641f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 100 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74641f, #5a741f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #74641F?: #74641F is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74641F?: The RGB value is 116, 100, 31: 116 red, 100 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74641F?: The complementary color is #1F2F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74641F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.