What color is #746656?

#746656 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746656?

The RGB value is 116, 102, 86: 116 red, 102 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746656?

The complementary color is #566474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746656?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746656 color

#746656 rgb(116, 102, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746656 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 40% green and 33.7% blue (116, 102, 86).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 26% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#746656 color codes

HEX	`#746656`
RGB	`rgb(116, 102, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 40%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 26%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 26%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.07, 2.8, 11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.07, 11.44, 75.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.634, 13.888, 10.765)`
Decimal	`7628374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746656, 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 #746656	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746656 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #746656 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746656; }
.text { color: #746656; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746656; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 102 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746656, #737456); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #746656?: #746656 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746656?: The RGB value is 116, 102, 86: 116 red, 102 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746656?: The complementary color is #566474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746656?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.