What color is #746E59?

#746E59 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746E59?

The RGB value is 116, 110, 89: 116 red, 110 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746E59?

The complementary color is #595F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746E59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746E59 color

#746E59 rgb(116, 110, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746E59 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 43.1% green and 34.9% blue (116, 110, 89).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 23% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#746E59 color codes

HEX	`#746E59`
RGB	`rgb(116, 110, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 43.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 23%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.43, -1.42, 12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.43, 12.66, 96.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.582, 15.586, 11.69)`
Decimal	`7630425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746E59, 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 #746E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #746E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746e59; }
.text { color: #746e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 110 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746e59, #6c7459); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #746E59?: #746E59 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746E59?: The RGB value is 116, 110, 89: 116 red, 110 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746E59?: The complementary color is #595F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746E59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.