#74716D

Accessibility

4.85:1

Vs white / black

4.85:1 · 4.33:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#74716d

RGB

rgb(116, 113, 109)

RGBA

rgba(116, 113, 109, 1)

HSL

hsl(34, 3%, 44%)

HSLA

hsla(34, 3%, 44%, 1)

HSV

hsv(34, 6%, 45%)

LAB

lab(47.79% 0.37 2.63)

LCH

lch(47.79% 2.66 81.99)

OKLAB

oklab(0.55 0.0018 0.0069)

OKLCH

oklch(0.55 0.0071 75.38)

XYZ

xyz(15.87, 16.63, 16.84)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 55%)

CSS

color: #74716d;

CSS variable

--color-74716d: #74716d;

SCSS

$color-74716d: #74716d;

JavaScript

const color = "#74716d";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#74716d";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#74716d" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#74716d", "rgb": { "r": 116, "g": 113, "b": 109 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.55 0.0071 75.38)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#74716d-1: #74716d;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-500

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.14 · #78716C

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.13 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-600

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.92 · #757575

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 7.99 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fdf4e7 100f0e6da 200dcd3c6 300c5bcb0 400a9a094 5008d8579 600776f63 70060584d 8004a4238 900352e24 950201910

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f3f3f3 e8e7e7 dcdcdb d1d0ce c5c4c2 bab8b6 aeacaa a2a09e 979592 8b8985 807d79 74716d 6a6864 615e5b 575552 4d4b49 444240 3a3937 302f2d 272624 1d1c1b 131312 0a0909

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f3f3f3 e8e7e7 dcdcdb d1d0ce c5c4c2 bab8b6 aeacaa a2a09e 979592 8b8985 807d79

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

6a6864 615e5b 575552 4d4b49 444240 3a3937 302f2d 272624 1d1c1b 131312 0a0909

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

75726f 767470 777572 787673 797775 7a7977 7b7a78 7c7b7a 7d7c7b 7e7e7d 7f7f7e

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#74716DStop 1 #6D7074Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#746D6DStop 1 #74716DStop 2 #73746DStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#74716DStop 1 #6D7471Stop 2 #716D74Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#74716DStop 1 #6D7374Stop 2 #6D6D74Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#353331Stop 1 #5C5A57Stop 2 #83807CStop 3 #A8A6A3Stop 4 #CECCCAStop 5

Using this color

Where #74716d works

#74716D (#74716d) sits in the brown family at about 34° hue, 3% saturation, and 44% lightness. Contrast is 4.85:1 on white and 4.33:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #74716d is 4.33:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Reliability, earthiness, and craft. Common in organic, coffee, and heritage brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Brown range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind stone 500#78716C Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Material Grey 600#757575 DimGray#696969 Web Safe #666666#666666 Gray#808080 Material Grey 700#616161 Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Fluent Gray#605E5C Fill Tertiary#787880 American River#636E72 Bootstrap secondary#6C757D

Where #74716d works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #74716d is 4.33:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.