What color is #746A7A?

#746A7A is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746A7A?

The RGB value is 116, 106, 122: 116 red, 106 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746A7A?

The complementary color is #707A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746A7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746A7A color

#746A7A rgb(116, 106, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746A7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 41.6% green and 47.8% blue (116, 106, 122).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#746A7A color codes

HEX	`#746A7A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 106, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 41.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 13%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.21, 7.16, -7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.21, 10.34, 313.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.869, 15.426, 20.55)`
Decimal	`7629434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746A7A, 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 #746A7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746A7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #746A7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746a7a; }
.text { color: #746a7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746a7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 106 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746a7a, #7a6a78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #746A7A?: #746A7A is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746A7A?: The RGB value is 116, 106, 122: 116 red, 106 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746A7A?: The complementary color is #707A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746A7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.