What color is #746852?

#746852 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 #746852?

The RGB value is 116, 104, 82: 116 red, 104 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746852?

The complementary color is #525E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746852?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746852 color

#746852 rgb(116, 104, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #746852 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 40.8% green and 32.2% blue (116, 104, 82).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 29% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#746852 color codes

HEX	`#746852`
RGB	`rgb(116, 104, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 40.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 29%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.55, 1.01, 14.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.55, 14.18, 85.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.676, 14.223, 10.006)`
Decimal	`7628882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746852, 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 #746852	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746852 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #746852 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746852; }
.text { color: #746852; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746852; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 104 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746852, #6f7452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #746852?: #746852 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 #746852?: The RGB value is 116, 104, 82: 116 red, 104 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746852?: The complementary color is #525E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746852?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.