What color is #746A5E?

#746A5E is a grayish orange known as Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Granite?

The RGB value is 116, 106, 94: 116 red, 106 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Granite?

The complementary color is #5E6874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746A5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Granite color: hex code #746A5E

#746A5E rgb(116, 106, 94)

Shades of gray

Granite has the hex code #746A5E. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 41.6% green and 36.9% blue (116, 106, 94).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 55% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

Granite (#746A5E) color codes

HEX	`#746A5E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 106, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 41.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 19%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.4, 1.75, 8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.4, 8.35, 77.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.377, 14.83, 12.693)`
Decimal	`7629406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Granite, 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 #746A5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746A5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	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 #746A5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746a5e; }
.text { color: #746a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746a5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 106 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746a5e, #73745e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

See #746A5E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #746A5E?: #746A5E is a grayish orange known as Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Granite?: The RGB value is 116, 106, 94: 116 red, 106 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Granite?: The complementary color is #5E6874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746A5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.