What color is #746866?

#746866 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746866?

The RGB value is 116, 104, 102: 116 red, 104 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746866?

The complementary color is #667274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746866?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746866 color

#746866 rgb(116, 104, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746866 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 40.8% green and 40% blue (116, 104, 102).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#746866 color codes

HEX	`#746866`
RGB	`rgb(116, 104, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 40.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 12%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.04, 4.36, 2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.04, 5.2, 33.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.551, 14.573, 14.614)`
Decimal	`7628902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746866, 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 #746866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #746866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746866; }
.text { color: #746866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 104 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746866, #746f66); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #746866?: #746866 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746866?: The RGB value is 116, 104, 102: 116 red, 104 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746866?: The complementary color is #667274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746866?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.