What color is #746A44?

#746A44 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746A44?

The RGB value is 116, 106, 68: 116 red, 106 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746A44?

The complementary color is #444E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746A44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746A44 color

#746A44 rgb(116, 106, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #746A44 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 41.6% green and 26.7% blue (116, 106, 68).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 26% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 41% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#746A44 color codes

HEX	`#746A44`
RGB	`rgb(116, 106, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 41.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 26%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 41%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 41%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.86, -2.08, 22.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.86, 22.86, 95.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.4, 14.439, 7.549)`
Decimal	`7629380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746A44, 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 #746A44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746A44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #746A44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746a44; }
.text { color: #746a44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746a44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 106 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746a44, #667444); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #746A44?: #746A44 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746A44?: The RGB value is 116, 106, 68: 116 red, 106 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746A44?: The complementary color is #444E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746A44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.