What color is #74646A?

#74646A is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74646A?

The RGB value is 116, 100, 106: 116 red, 100 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74646A?

The complementary color is #64746E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74646A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74646A color

#74646A rgb(116, 100, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74646A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 39.2% green and 41.6% blue (116, 100, 106).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 9% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#74646A color codes

HEX	`#74646A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 100, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 39.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 14%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 9%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.04, 7.5, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.04, 7.57, 352.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.361, 13.868, 15.553)`
Decimal	`7627882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74646A, 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 #74646A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74646A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #74646A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74646a; }
.text { color: #74646a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74646a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 100 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74646a, #746664); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #74646A?: #74646A is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74646A?: The RGB value is 116, 100, 106: 116 red, 100 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74646A?: The complementary color is #64746E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74646A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.