What color is #746D56?

#746D56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746D56?

The RGB value is 116, 109, 86: 116 red, 109 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746D56?

The complementary color is #565D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746D56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746D56 color

#746D56 rgb(116, 109, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #746D56 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 42.7% green and 33.7% blue (116, 109, 86).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 26% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#746D56 color codes

HEX	`#746D56`
RGB	`rgb(116, 109, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 42.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 26%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 26%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.07, -1.31, 13.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.07, 13.92, 95.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.351, 15.322, 11.004)`
Decimal	`7630166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746D56, 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 #746D56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746D56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #746D56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746d56; }
.text { color: #746d56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746d56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 109 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746d56, #6c7456); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #746D56?: #746D56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746D56?: The RGB value is 116, 109, 86: 116 red, 109 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746D56?: The complementary color is #565D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746D56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.