What color is #74725B?

#74725B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74725B?

The RGB value is 116, 114, 91: 116 red, 114 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74725B?

The complementary color is #5B5D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74725B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74725B color

#74725B rgb(116, 114, 91)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #74725B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 44.7% green and 35.7% blue (116, 114, 91).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 22% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#74725B color codes

HEX	`#74725B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 114, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 44.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 22%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.63, -3.41, 13.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.63, 13.5, 104.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.108, 16.503, 12.285)`
Decimal	`7631451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74725B, 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 #74725B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74725B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #74725B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74725b; }
.text { color: #74725b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74725b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 114 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74725b, #69745b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74725B?: #74725B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74725B?: The RGB value is 116, 114, 91: 116 red, 114 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74725B?: The complementary color is #5B5D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74725B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.