What color is #746D4F?

#746D4F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746D4F?

The RGB value is 116, 109, 79: 116 red, 109 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746D4F?

The complementary color is #4F5674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746D4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746D4F color

#746D4F rgb(116, 109, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #746D4F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 42.7% green and 31% blue (116, 109, 79).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 32% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#746D4F color codes

HEX	`#746D4F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 109, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 42.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 32%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 32%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.93, -2.35, 17.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.93, 17.94, 97.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.083, 15.215, 9.591)`
Decimal	`7630159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746D4F, 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 #746D4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746D4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #746D4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746d4f; }
.text { color: #746d4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746d4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 109 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746d4f, #69744f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #746D4F?: #746D4F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746D4F?: The RGB value is 116, 109, 79: 116 red, 109 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746D4F?: The complementary color is #4F5674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746D4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.