What color is #746C3F?

#746C3F 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 #746C3F?

The RGB value is 116, 108, 63: 116 red, 108 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746C3F?

The complementary color is #3F4774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746C3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746C3F color

#746C3F rgb(116, 108, 63)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #746C3F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 42.4% green and 24.7% blue (116, 108, 63).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 30% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 46% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#746C3F color codes

HEX	`#746C3F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 108, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 42.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 30%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 46%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 46%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.36, -3.83, 26.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.36, 26.52, 98.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.463, 14.797, 6.849)`
Decimal	`7629887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746C3F, 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 #746C3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746C3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #746C3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746c3f; }
.text { color: #746c3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746c3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 108 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746c3f, #62743f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #746C3F?: #746C3F 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 #746C3F?: The RGB value is 116, 108, 63: 116 red, 108 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746C3F?: The complementary color is #3F4774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746C3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.