What color is #746F49?

#746F49 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 #746F49?

The RGB value is 116, 111, 73: 116 red, 111 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746F49?

The complementary color is #494E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746F49 color

#746F49 rgb(116, 111, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #746F49 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 43.5% green and 28.6% blue (116, 111, 73).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 37% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#746F49 color codes

HEX	`#746F49`
RGB	`rgb(116, 111, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 43.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 37%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.4, -4.33, 21.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.4, 22.31, 101.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.09, 15.563, 8.564)`
Decimal	`7630665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746F49, 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 #746F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #746F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746f49; }
.text { color: #746f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 111 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746f49, #647449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #746F49?: #746F49 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 #746F49?: The RGB value is 116, 111, 73: 116 red, 111 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746F49?: The complementary color is #494E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.