What color is #74655C?

#74655C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74655C?

The RGB value is 116, 101, 92: 116 red, 101 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74655C?

The complementary color is #5C6B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74655C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74655C color

#74655C rgb(116, 101, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74655C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 39.6% green and 36.1% blue (116, 101, 92).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#74655C color codes

HEX	`#74655C`
RGB	`rgb(116, 101, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 39.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 21%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.94, 4.38, 7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.94, 8.5, 59.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.788, 13.793, 12.059)`
Decimal	`7628124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74655C, 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 #74655C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74655C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #74655C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74655c; }
.text { color: #74655c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74655c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 101 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74655c, #74715c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #74655C?: #74655C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74655C?: The RGB value is 116, 101, 92: 116 red, 101 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74655C?: The complementary color is #5C6B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74655C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.