Recognised as Colour

#746F53

#746F53
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#746F53 is a yellow with RGB values 116, 111, 83 and HSL 51°, 17%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#746F53

RGBrgb(116, 111, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4353, 0.3255

RGB percentages45.5%, 43.5%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(50.9, 16.6%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 28.4%, 45.5%)

CMYK0%, 4.3%, 28.4%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,630,675

CSS custom property--colour: #746F53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1

Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#8B90AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#746D51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#766F54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#796B67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.7 Gray · ΔE 18 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.7 Slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#535874

Analogous#745F53, #697453

Triadic#53746F, #6F5374

Split complementary#536874, #5F5374

Tetradic#53745F, #535874, #745368

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2D0C1

Lighter +30%#BDB9A3

Lighter +20%#A8A385

Lighter +10%#928B68

Darker −10%#56533E

Darker −20%#393628

Darker −30%#1B1A13

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8D803A

Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R116

G111

B83

Red116 (45.5%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue50.91°

Saturation (HSL)16.58%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 74 · G 6F · B 53

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