What color is #747C3B?

#747C3B 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 #747C3B?

The RGB value is 116, 124, 59: 116 red, 124 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747C3B?

The complementary color is #433B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747C3B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747C3B color

#747C3B rgb(116, 124, 59)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #747C3B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 48.6% green and 23.1% blue (116, 124, 59).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 36% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Look (#727736), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#747C3B color codes

HEX	`#747C3B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 124, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 48.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 36%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 52%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 52%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.03, -13.22, 34.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.03, 36.59, 111.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.2, 18.444, 6.896)`
Decimal	`7633979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747C3B, 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 #747C3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747C3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	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 #747C3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747c3b; }
.text { color: #747c3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747c3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 124 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747c3b, #547c3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #747C3B?: #747C3B 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 #747C3B?: The RGB value is 116, 124, 59: 116 red, 124 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747C3B?: The complementary color is #433B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747C3B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.