What color is #746573?

#746573 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746573?

The RGB value is 116, 101, 115: 116 red, 101 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746573?

The complementary color is #657466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746573?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746573 color

#746573 rgb(116, 101, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746573 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 39.6% green and 45.1% blue (116, 101, 115).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#746573 color codes

HEX	`#746573`
RGB	`rgb(116, 101, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 39.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 13%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.6, 8.69, -5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.6, 10.36, 326.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.95, 14.258, 18.181)`
Decimal	`7628147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746573, 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 #746573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #746573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746573; }
.text { color: #746573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 101 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746573, #74656c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #746573?: #746573 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746573?: The RGB value is 116, 101, 115: 116 red, 101 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746573?: The complementary color is #657466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746573?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.