What color is #74755B?

#74755B 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 #74755B?

The RGB value is 116, 117, 91: 116 red, 117 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74755B?

The complementary color is #5C5B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74755B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74755B color

#74755B rgb(116, 117, 91)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #74755B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 45.9% green and 35.7% blue (116, 117, 91).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#74755B color codes

HEX	`#74755B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 117, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 45.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 22%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 22%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.5, -5.13, 14.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.5, 15.16, 109.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.452, 17.191, 12.4)`
Decimal	`7632219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74755B, 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 #74755B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74755B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #74755B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74755b; }
.text { color: #74755b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74755b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 117 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74755b, #67755b); }

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Questions

What color is #74755B?: #74755B 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 #74755B?: The RGB value is 116, 117, 91: 116 red, 117 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74755B?: The complementary color is #5C5B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74755B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.