What color is #746750?

#746750 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746750?

The RGB value is 116, 103, 80: 116 red, 103 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746750?

The complementary color is #505D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746750?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746750 color

#746750 rgb(116, 103, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #746750 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 40.4% green and 31.4% blue (116, 103, 80).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 31% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#746750 color codes

HEX	`#746750`
RGB	`rgb(116, 103, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 40.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 31%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 31%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.22, 1.3, 14.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.22, 14.94, 85.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.501, 13.993, 9.578)`
Decimal	`7628624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746750, 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 #746750	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746750 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #746750 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746750; }
.text { color: #746750; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746750; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 103 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746750, #6f7450); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #746750?: #746750 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746750?: The RGB value is 116, 103, 80: 116 red, 103 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746750?: The complementary color is #505D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746750?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.