What color is #746C4D?

#746C4D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746C4D?

The RGB value is 116, 108, 77: 116 red, 108 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746C4D?

The complementary color is #4D5574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746C4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746C4D color

#746C4D rgb(116, 108, 77)

Shades of brown

The hex color #746C4D is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 42.4% green and 30.2% blue (116, 108, 77).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 34% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#746C4D color codes

HEX	`#746C4D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 108, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 42.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 34%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 34%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.6, -2.05, 18.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.6, 18.63, 96.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.905, 14.974, 9.178)`
Decimal	`7629901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746C4D, 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 #746C4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746C4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #746C4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746c4d; }
.text { color: #746c4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746c4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 108 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746c4d, #69744d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #746C4D?: #746C4D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746C4D?: The RGB value is 116, 108, 77: 116 red, 108 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746C4D?: The complementary color is #4D5574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746C4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.