What color is #746578?

#746578 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746578?

The RGB value is 116, 101, 120: 116 red, 101 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746578?

The complementary color is #697865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746578?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746578 color

#746578 rgb(116, 101, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746578 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 39.6% green and 47.1% blue (116, 101, 120).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#746578 color codes

HEX	`#746578`
RGB	`rgb(116, 101, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 39.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.77, 9.74, -8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.77, 12.87, 319.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.246, 14.377, 19.737)`
Decimal	`7628152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746578, 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 #746578	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746578 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #746578 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746578; }
.text { color: #746578; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746578; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 101 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746578, #786572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #746578?: #746578 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746578?: The RGB value is 116, 101, 120: 116 red, 101 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746578?: The complementary color is #697865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746578?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.