What color is #746C48?

#746C48 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746C48?

The RGB value is 116, 108, 72: 116 red, 108 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746C48?

The complementary color is #485074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746C48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746C48 color

#746C48 rgb(116, 108, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #746C48 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 42.4% green and 28.2% blue (116, 108, 72).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#746C48 color codes

HEX	`#746C48`
RGB	`rgb(116, 108, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 42.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 38%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.51, -2.73, 21.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.51, 21.47, 97.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.735, 14.906, 8.283)`
Decimal	`7629896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746C48, 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 #746C48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746C48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #746C48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746c48; }
.text { color: #746c48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746c48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 108 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746c48, #667448); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #746C48?: #746C48 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746C48?: The RGB value is 116, 108, 72: 116 red, 108 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746C48?: The complementary color is #485074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746C48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.