What color is #747160?

#747160 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747160?

The RGB value is 116, 113, 96: 116 red, 113 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747160?

The complementary color is #606374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747160?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747160 color

#747160 rgb(116, 113, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747160 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 44.3% green and 37.6% blue (116, 113, 96).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#747160 color codes

HEX	`#747160`
RGB	`rgb(116, 113, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 44.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.45, -2, 9.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.45, 10.07, 101.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.219, 16.368, 13.422)`
Decimal	`7631200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747160, 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 #747160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#747160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #747160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747160; }
.text { color: #747160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 113 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747160, #6d7460); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #747160?: #747160 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747160?: The RGB value is 116, 113, 96: 116 red, 113 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747160?: The complementary color is #606374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747160?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.