What color is #74653E?

#74653E 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 #74653E?

The RGB value is 116, 101, 62: 116 red, 101 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74653E?

The complementary color is #3E4D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74653E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74653E color

#74653E rgb(116, 101, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #74653E is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 39.6% green and 24.3% blue (116, 101, 62).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 30% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 47% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#74653E color codes

HEX	`#74653E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 101, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 39.6%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 30%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 47%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 47%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.31, 0.13, 24.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.31, 24.23, 89.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.726, 13.369, 6.467)`
Decimal	`7628094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74653E, 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 #74653E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74653E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #74653E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74653e; }
.text { color: #74653e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74653e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 101 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74653e, #68743e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #74653E?: #74653E 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 #74653E?: The RGB value is 116, 101, 62: 116 red, 101 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74653E?: The complementary color is #3E4D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74653E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.