What color is #746850?

#746850 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 #746850?

The RGB value is 116, 104, 80: 116 red, 104 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746850?

The complementary color is #505C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746850?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746850 color

#746850 rgb(116, 104, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #746850 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 40.8% green and 31.4% blue (116, 104, 80).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 31% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#746850 color codes

HEX	`#746850`
RGB	`rgb(116, 104, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 40.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 31%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 31%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.51, 0.71, 15.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.51, 15.29, 87.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.601, 14.193, 9.611)`
Decimal	`7628880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746850, 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 #746850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #746850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746850; }
.text { color: #746850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 104 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746850, #6e7450); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #746850?: #746850 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 #746850?: The RGB value is 116, 104, 80: 116 red, 104 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746850?: The complementary color is #505C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746850?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.