What color is #746E47?

#746E47 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746E47?

The RGB value is 116, 110, 71: 116 red, 110 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746E47?

The complementary color is #474D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746E47?

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.

#746E47 color

#746E47 rgb(116, 110, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #746E47 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 43.1% green and 27.8% blue (116, 110, 71).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 39% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#746E47 color codes

HEX	`#746E47`
RGB	`rgb(116, 110, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 43.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 39%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 39%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.07, -4.01, 22.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.07, 22.97, 100.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.916, 15.32, 8.184)`
Decimal	`7630407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746E47, 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 #746E47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746E47 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 #746E47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746e47; }
.text { color: #746e47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746e47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 110 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746e47, #647447); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #746E47?: #746E47 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746E47?: The RGB value is 116, 110, 71: 116 red, 110 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746E47?: The complementary color is #474D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746E47?: 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.