What color is #74705E?

#74705E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74705E?

The RGB value is 116, 112, 94: 116 red, 112 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74705E?

The complementary color is #5E6274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74705E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74705E color

#74705E rgb(116, 112, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74705E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 43.9% green and 36.9% blue (116, 112, 94).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#74705E color codes

HEX	`#74705E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 112, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 43.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 19%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 19%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.12, -1.76, 10.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.12, 10.73, 99.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.017, 16.11, 12.906)`
Decimal	`7630942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74705E, 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 #74705E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74705E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #74705E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74705e; }
.text { color: #74705e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74705e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 112 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74705e, #6d745e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #74705E?: #74705E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74705E?: The RGB value is 116, 112, 94: 116 red, 112 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74705E?: The complementary color is #5E6274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74705E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.