What color is #74644E?

#74644E 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 #74644E?

The RGB value is 116, 100, 78: 116 red, 100 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74644E?

The complementary color is #4E5E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74644E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74644E color

#74644E rgb(116, 100, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #74644E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 39.2% green and 30.6% blue (116, 100, 78).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 33% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#74644E color codes

HEX	`#74644E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 100, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 39.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 33%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 33%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.33, 2.78, 14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.33, 15.12, 79.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.135, 13.378, 9.097)`
Decimal	`7627854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74644E, 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 #74644E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74644E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #74644E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74644e; }
.text { color: #74644e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74644e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 100 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74644e, #71744e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #74644E?: #74644E 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 #74644E?: The RGB value is 116, 100, 78: 116 red, 100 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74644E?: The complementary color is #4E5E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74644E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.