What color is #74645E?

#74645E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74645E?

The RGB value is 116, 100, 94: 116 red, 100 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74645E?

The complementary color is #5E6E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74645E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74645E color

#74645E rgb(116, 100, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74645E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 39.2% green and 36.9% blue (116, 100, 94).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 19% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#74645E color codes

HEX	`#74645E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 100, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 39.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 19%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 19%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.71, 5.31, 5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.71, 7.83, 47.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.78, 13.636, 12.494)`
Decimal	`7627870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74645E, 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 #74645E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74645E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #74645E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74645e; }
.text { color: #74645e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74645e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 100 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74645e, #746f5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #74645E?: #74645E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74645E?: The RGB value is 116, 100, 94: 116 red, 100 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74645E?: The complementary color is #5E6E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74645E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.