What color is #746C35?

#746C35 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746C35?

The RGB value is 116, 108, 53: 116 red, 108 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746C35?

The complementary color is #353D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746C35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746C35 color

#746C35 rgb(116, 108, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #746C35 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 42.4% green and 20.8% blue (116, 108, 53).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 37% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 54% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#746C35 color codes

HEX	`#746C35`
RGB	`rgb(116, 108, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 42.4%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 37%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 54%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 54%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.21, -4.87, 31.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.21, 31.95, 98.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.208, 14.696, 5.508)`
Decimal	`7629877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746C35, 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 #746C35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746C35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #746C35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746c35; }
.text { color: #746c35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746c35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 108 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746c35, #5c7435); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #746C35?: #746C35 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746C35?: The RGB value is 116, 108, 53: 116 red, 108 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746C35?: The complementary color is #353D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746C35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.