What color is #746875?

#746875 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746875?

The RGB value is 116, 104, 117: 116 red, 104 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746875?

The complementary color is #697568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746875?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746875 color

#746875 rgb(116, 104, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746875 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 40.8% green and 45.9% blue (116, 104, 117).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#746875 color codes

HEX	`#746875`
RGB	`rgb(116, 104, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 40.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 11%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 11%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.49, 7.3, -5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.49, 9.16, 322.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.363, 14.898, 18.892)`
Decimal	`7628917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746875, 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 #746875	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746875 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #746875 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746875; }
.text { color: #746875; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746875; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 104 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746875, #75686f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #746875?: #746875 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746875?: The RGB value is 116, 104, 117: 116 red, 104 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746875?: The complementary color is #697568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746875?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.