What color is #746672?

#746672 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746672?

The RGB value is 116, 102, 114: 116 red, 102 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746672?

The complementary color is #667468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746672?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746672 color

#746672 rgb(116, 102, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746672 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 40% green and 44.7% blue (116, 102, 114).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#746672 color codes

HEX	`#746672`
RGB	`rgb(116, 102, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 40%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 12%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 2%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.84, 7.88, -4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.84, 9.17, 329.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.991, 14.431, 17.912)`
Decimal	`7628402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746672, 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 #746672	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746672 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #746672 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746672; }
.text { color: #746672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746672; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 102 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746672, #74666b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #746672?: #746672 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746672?: The RGB value is 116, 102, 114: 116 red, 102 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746672?: The complementary color is #667468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746672?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.