What color is #746B56?

#746B56 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 #746B56?

The RGB value is 116, 107, 86: 116 red, 107 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746B56?

The complementary color is #565F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746B56 color

#746B56 rgb(116, 107, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #746B56 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 42% green and 33.7% blue (116, 107, 86).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 26% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#746B56 color codes

HEX	`#746B56`
RGB	`rgb(116, 107, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 42%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 26%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 26%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.5, -0.14, 13.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.5, 13.07, 90.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.14, 14.901, 10.934)`
Decimal	`7629654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746B56, 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 #746B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #746B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746b56; }
.text { color: #746b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 107 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746b56, #6e7456); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #746B56?: #746B56 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 #746B56?: The RGB value is 116, 107, 86: 116 red, 107 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746B56?: The complementary color is #565F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.