What color is #746A69?

#746A69 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746A69?

The RGB value is 116, 106, 105: 116 red, 106 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746A69?

The complementary color is #697374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746A69 color

#746A69 rgb(116, 106, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746A69 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 41.6% green and 41.2% blue (116, 106, 105).

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

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#746A69 color codes

HEX	`#746A69`
RGB	`rgb(116, 106, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 41.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 5%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 9%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.69, 3.73, 1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.69, 4.22, 27.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.906, 15.041, 15.48)`
Decimal	`7629417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746A69, 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 #746A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #746A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746a69; }
.text { color: #746a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 106 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746a69, #747069); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #746A69?: #746A69 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746A69?: The RGB value is 116, 106, 105: 116 red, 106 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746A69?: The complementary color is #697374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.