What color is #746552?

#746552 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 #746552?

The RGB value is 116, 101, 82: 116 red, 101 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746552?

The complementary color is #526174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746552?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746552 color

#746552 rgb(116, 101, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #746552 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 39.6% green and 32.2% blue (116, 101, 82).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 29% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#746552 color codes

HEX	`#746552`
RGB	`rgb(116, 101, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 39.6%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 29%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.7, 2.78, 12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.7, 13.27, 77.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.379, 13.63, 9.907)`
Decimal	`7628114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746552, 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 #746552	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746552 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #746552 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746552; }
.text { color: #746552; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746552; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 101 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746552, #727452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #746552?: #746552 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 #746552?: The RGB value is 116, 101, 82: 116 red, 101 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746552?: The complementary color is #526174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746552?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.