What color is #746979?

#746979 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746979?

The RGB value is 116, 105, 121: 116 red, 105 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746979?

The complementary color is #6E7969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746979?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746979 color

#746979 rgb(116, 105, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746979 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 41.2% green and 47.5% blue (116, 105, 121).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 7% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#746979 color codes

HEX	`#746979`
RGB	`rgb(116, 105, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 41.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 7%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 13%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.9, 7.55, -7.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.9, 10.52, 315.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.705, 15.197, 20.191)`
Decimal	`7629177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746979, 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 #746979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #746979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746979; }
.text { color: #746979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 105 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746979, #796976); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #746979?: #746979 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746979?: The RGB value is 116, 105, 121: 116 red, 105 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746979?: The complementary color is #6E7969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746979?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.