What color is #746963?

#746963 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746963?

The RGB value is 116, 105, 99: 116 red, 105 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746963?

The complementary color is #636E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746963?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746963 color

#746963 rgb(116, 105, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746963 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 41.2% green and 38.8% blue (116, 105, 99).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 15% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#746963 color codes

HEX	`#746963`
RGB	`rgb(116, 105, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 41.2%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 15%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 15%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.24, 3.22, 4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.24, 5.9, 56.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.506, 14.717, 13.879)`
Decimal	`7629155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746963, 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 #746963	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746963 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #746963 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746963; }
.text { color: #746963; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746963; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 105 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746963, #747263); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #746963?: #746963 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746963?: The RGB value is 116, 105, 99: 116 red, 105 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746963?: The complementary color is #636E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746963?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.