Recognised as Colour

#746D51

#746D51
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#746D51 is a yellow with RGB values 116, 109, 81 and HSL 48°, 18%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#746D51

RGBrgb(116, 109, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4275, 0.3176

RGB percentages45.5%, 42.7%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(48, 17.8%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 30.2%, 45.5%)

CMYK0%, 6%, 30.2%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,630,161

CSS custom property--colour: #746D51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1

Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#8B92AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#736B4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#756E52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#796966no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.9 Gray · ΔE 18.4 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.9 Slate grey · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#515874

Analogous#745B51, #6A7451

Triadic#51746D, #6D5174

Split complementary#516A74, #5B5174

Tetradic#51745B, #515874, #74516A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D2CEBF

Lighter +30%#BDB8A1

Lighter +20%#A8A183

Lighter +10%#928966

Darker −10%#56513C

Darker −20%#383527

Darker −30%#1A1812

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8D7C38

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R116

G109

B81

Red116 (45.5%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)17.77%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 74 · G 6D · B 51

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Colour harmonies

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