What color is #746B43?

#746B43 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 #746B43?

The RGB value is 116, 107, 67: 116 red, 107 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746B43?

The complementary color is #434C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746B43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746B43 color

#746B43 rgb(116, 107, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #746B43 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 42% green and 26.3% blue (116, 107, 67).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 27% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 42% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#746B43 color codes

HEX	`#746B43`
RGB	`rgb(116, 107, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 42%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 27%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 42%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 42%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.13, -2.78, 23.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.13, 23.85, 96.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.474, 14.634, 7.424)`
Decimal	`7629635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746B43, 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 #746B43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746B43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #746B43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746b43; }
.text { color: #746b43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746b43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 107 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746b43, #657443); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #746B43?: #746B43 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 #746B43?: The RGB value is 116, 107, 67: 116 red, 107 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746B43?: The complementary color is #434C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746B43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.