What color is #746A63?

#746A63 is a gray, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746A63?

The RGB value is 116, 106, 99: 116 red, 106 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746A63?

The complementary color is #636D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746A63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746A63 color

#746A63 rgb(116, 106, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746A63 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 41.6% green and 38.8% blue (116, 106, 99).

Its hue angle is 25°, 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 Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#746A63 color codes

HEX	`#746A63`
RGB	`rgb(116, 106, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 41.6%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 15%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 15%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.53, 2.63, 5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.53, 5.96, 63.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.608, 14.922, 13.913)`
Decimal	`7629411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746A63, 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 #746A63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746A63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #746A63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746a63; }
.text { color: #746a63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746a63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 106 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746a63, #747363); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #746A63?: #746A63 is a gray, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746A63?: The RGB value is 116, 106, 99: 116 red, 106 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746A63?: The complementary color is #636D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746A63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.