What color is #747161?

#747161 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747161?

The RGB value is 116, 113, 97: 116 red, 113 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747161?

The complementary color is #616474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747161?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747161 color

#747161 rgb(116, 113, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #747161 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 44.3% green and 38% blue (116, 113, 97).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#747161 color codes

HEX	`#747161`
RGB	`rgb(116, 113, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 44.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 16%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.48, -1.83, 9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.48, 9.49, 101.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.265, 16.387, 13.666)`
Decimal	`7631201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747161, 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 #747161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#747161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #747161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747161; }
.text { color: #747161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 113 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747161, #6e7461); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #747161?: #747161 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747161?: The RGB value is 116, 113, 97: 116 red, 113 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747161?: The complementary color is #616474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747161?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.