What color is #746465?

#746465 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746465?

The RGB value is 116, 100, 101: 116 red, 100 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746465?

The complementary color is #647473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746465?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746465 color

#746465 rgb(116, 100, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746465 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 39.2% green and 39.6% blue (116, 100, 101).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#746465 color codes

HEX	`#746465`
RGB	`rgb(116, 100, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 39.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 14%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 13%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.9, 6.56, 1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.9, 6.8, 15.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.108, 13.767, 14.224)`
Decimal	`7627877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746465, 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 #746465	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746465 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #746465 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746465; }
.text { color: #746465; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746465; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 100 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746465, #746b64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #746465?: #746465 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746465?: The RGB value is 116, 100, 101: 116 red, 100 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746465?: The complementary color is #647473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746465?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.