What color is #746A68?

#746A68 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746A68?

The RGB value is 116, 106, 104: 116 red, 106 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746A68?

The complementary color is #687274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746A68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746A68 color

#746A68 rgb(116, 106, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746A68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 41.6% green and 40.8% blue (116, 106, 104).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 5% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#746A68 color codes

HEX	`#746A68`
RGB	`rgb(116, 106, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 41.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 5%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 10%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.66, 3.54, 2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.66, 4.36, 35.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.855, 15.021, 15.211)`
Decimal	`7629416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746A68, 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 #746A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #746A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746a68; }
.text { color: #746a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 106 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746a68, #747068); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #746A68?: #746A68 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746A68?: The RGB value is 116, 106, 104: 116 red, 106 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746A68?: The complementary color is #687274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746A68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.