What color is #746D41?

#746D41 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746D41?

The RGB value is 116, 109, 65: 116 red, 109 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746D41?

The complementary color is #414874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746D41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746D41 color

#746D41 rgb(116, 109, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #746D41 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 42.7% green and 25.5% blue (116, 109, 65).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 44% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#746D41 color codes

HEX	`#746D41`
RGB	`rgb(116, 109, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 42.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 44%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 44%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.68, -4.17, 25.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.68, 25.87, 99.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.626, 15.032, 7.184)`
Decimal	`7630145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746D41, 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 #746D41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746D41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #746D41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746d41; }
.text { color: #746d41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746d41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 109 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746d41, #627441); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #746D41?: #746D41 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746D41?: The RGB value is 116, 109, 65: 116 red, 109 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746D41?: The complementary color is #414874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746D41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.