What color is #746566?

#746566 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746566?

The RGB value is 116, 101, 102: 116 red, 101 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746566?

The complementary color is #657473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746566?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746566 color

#746566 rgb(116, 101, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746566 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 39.6% green and 40% blue (116, 101, 102).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#746566 color codes

HEX	`#746566`
RGB	`rgb(116, 101, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 39.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 13%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.2, 6.15, 1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.2, 6.36, 14.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.254, 13.98, 14.515)`
Decimal	`7628134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746566, 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 #746566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #746566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746566; }
.text { color: #746566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 101 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746566, #746b65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #746566?: #746566 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746566?: The RGB value is 116, 101, 102: 116 red, 101 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746566?: The complementary color is #657473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746566?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.