What color is #747253?

#747253 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 #747253?

The RGB value is 116, 114, 83: 116 red, 114 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747253?

The complementary color is #535574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747253?

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.

#747253 color

#747253 rgb(116, 114, 83)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #747253 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 44.7% green and 32.5% blue (116, 114, 83).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 28% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#747253 color codes

HEX	`#747253`
RGB	`rgb(116, 114, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 44.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 28%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.46, -4.65, 17.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.46, 18.12, 104.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.781, 16.372, 10.563)`
Decimal	`7631443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747253, 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 #747253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#747253 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 #747253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747253; }
.text { color: #747253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 114 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747253, #667453); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #747253?: #747253 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 #747253?: The RGB value is 116, 114, 83: 116 red, 114 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747253?: The complementary color is #535574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747253?: 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.