What color is #746F52?

#746F52 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746F52?

The RGB value is 116, 111, 82: 116 red, 111 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746F52?

The complementary color is #525774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746F52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746F52 color

#746F52 rgb(116, 111, 82)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #746F52 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 43.5% green and 32.2% blue (116, 111, 82).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 29% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#746F52 color codes

HEX	`#746F52`
RGB	`rgb(116, 111, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 43.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 29%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.57, -3.07, 16.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.57, 17.17, 100.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.41, 15.691, 10.251)`
Decimal	`7630674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746F52, 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 #746F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #746F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746f52; }
.text { color: #746f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 111 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746f52, #687452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #746F52?: #746F52 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746F52?: The RGB value is 116, 111, 82: 116 red, 111 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746F52?: The complementary color is #525774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746F52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.