What color is #74752A?

#74752A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74752A?

The RGB value is 116, 117, 42: 116 red, 117 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74752A?

The complementary color is #2B2A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74752A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74752A color

#74752A rgb(116, 117, 42)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #74752A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 45.9% green and 16.5% blue (116, 117, 42).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 47% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Look (#727736), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#74752A color codes

HEX	`#74752A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 117, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 45.9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 47%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 64%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 64%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.76, -10.86, 39.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.76, 41.43, 105.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.982, 16.603, 4.658)`
Decimal	`7632170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74752A, 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 #74752A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74752A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #74752A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74752a; }
.text { color: #74752a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74752a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 117 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74752a, #4f752a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #74752A?: #74752A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74752A?: The RGB value is 116, 117, 42: 116 red, 117 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74752A?: The complementary color is #2B2A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74752A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.