#746a5a Color Information

#746a5a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #746a5a, and its official name is Toasted Walnut. In RGB, it consists of 45.5% Red, 41.6% Green, and 35.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 8.6% Magenta, 22.4% Yellow, and 54.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 36.9°, with saturation of 12.6% and lightness of 40.4%. The decimal value for #746a5a is 7629402, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #746a5a is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#746a5a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorToasted Walnut Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color116, 106, 90 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color45.5%, 41.6%, 35.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.545, 0.584, 0.647 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.086, 0.224, 0.545 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color36.9°, 12.6%, 40.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color36.9°, 22.4%, 45.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color14.202, 14.759, 11.773 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color106, 116, 90 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code7629402 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color45.303, 1.086, 10.413 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)45.303, 10.469, 84.044 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color45.303, 6.980, 12.948 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color38.418, -1.245, 8.723 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.349, 0.362, 14.759 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4285819482 / 0xff746a5a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666666 Copy
Last Updated: November 13, 2024

Shades of #746a5a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #746a5a, its pure hue is 36.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 12.6%, and its lightness is 40.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #746a5a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0f0d0b to #665d4f.

Tints of #746a5a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #746a5a, its pure hue is 36.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 12.6%, and its lightness is 40.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #746a5a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #857d6f to #eeecea.

Tones of #746a5a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #746a5a, its pure hue is 36.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 12.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #746a5a, which range from #676767 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ce7f00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #746a5a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #746a5a! For #746a5a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #746a5a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #746a5a

This color, #746a5a, consists of 45.5% Red, 41.6% Green, and 35.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 116, Green = 106, Blue = 90. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #746a5a is 0% Cyan, 8.6% Magenta, 22.4% Yellow, and 54.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R45.5%
C0.0%
G41.6%
M8.6%
B35.3%
Y22.4%
K54.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 116 106 90
Octal 164 152 132
Hexa #74 #6a #5a
Binary 01110100 01101010 01011010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 8 22 54
Octal 0 10 26 66
Hexa #00 #08 #16 #36
Binary 00000000 00001000 00010110 00110110

Analogous Colors of #746a5a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #746a5a — which has hue 36.9° — its analogous colors are located at 6.9° and 66.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #746a5a.

Triadic Colors of #746a5a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #746a5a — which has hue 36.9° — its triadic colors are located at 36.9° and 276.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #746a5a.

Complementary Color of #746a5a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #746a5a — which has hue 36.9° — its complementary color is located at 216.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #746a5a.

Split Complementary Colors of #746a5a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #746a5a — which has hue 36.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 36.9° and 246.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #746a5a.

Tetradic Colors of #746a5a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #746a5a — which has hue 36.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 306.9°, 36.9°, 126.9°, and 216.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #746a5a.

Monochromatic Colors of #746a5a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #746a5a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #373430 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ae9f87 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #746a5a

We want to make getting started with #746a5a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #746a5a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #746a5a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #746a5a with other HTML elements.

#746a5a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #746a5a.
<span style="color: #746a5a;">The color of this text is #746a5a.</span>

#746a5a Background Color

The background color for this text is #746a5a.
<div style="background-color: #746a5a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #746a5a.</div>

#746a5a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #746a5a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #746a5a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #746a5a.</span>

#746a5a Border Color

This is a div with border color #746a5a.
<div style="border: #746a5a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #746a5a.</div>

#746a5a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #746a5a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #746a5a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #746a5a on a white background.</div></div>

#746a5a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #746a5a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #746a5a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #746a5a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #746a5a to White

This is a gradient from #746a5a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#746a5a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#746a5a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#746a5a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#746a5a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #746a5a to white.</div>

Gradient from #746a5a to Black

This is a gradient from #746a5a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#746a5a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#746a5a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#746a5a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#746a5a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #746a5a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #746a5a

In addition to using #746a5a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #746a5a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #746a5a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 116, Green = 106, Blue = 90). If you need details about the color coordinates of #746a5a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #746a5a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(116, 106, 90)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #746a5a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #746a5a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #746a5a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(116, 106, 90);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#746a5a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:116, green:106, blue:90, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:116 green:106 blue:90 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(116f, 106f, 90f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(116, 106, 90);
 

#746a5a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #746a5a the same way. For those with color blindness, #746a5a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #746a5a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #746a5a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #746a5a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #746a5a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #746a5a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.3:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #746a5a would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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