What color is #74714B?

#74714B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74714B?

The RGB value is 116, 113, 75: 116 red, 113 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74714B?

The complementary color is #4B4E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74714B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74714B color

#74714B rgb(116, 113, 75)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #74714B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 44.3% green and 29.4% blue (116, 113, 75).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 35% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#74714B color codes

HEX	`#74714B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 113, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 44.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 35%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 35%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.02, -5.21, 21.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.02, 22.17, 103.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.378, 16.032, 8.992)`
Decimal	`7631179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74714B, 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 #74714B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74714B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #74714B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74714b; }
.text { color: #74714b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74714b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 113 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74714b, #62744b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #74714B?: #74714B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74714B?: The RGB value is 116, 113, 75: 116 red, 113 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74714B?: The complementary color is #4B4E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74714B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.