What color is #746B76?

#746B76 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746B76?

The RGB value is 116, 107, 118: 116 red, 107 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746B76?

The complementary color is #6D766B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746B76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746B76 color

#746B76 rgb(116, 107, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746B76 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 42% green and 46.3% blue (116, 107, 118).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#746B76 color codes

HEX	`#746B76`
RGB	`rgb(116, 107, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 42%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 9%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.36, 5.72, -4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.36, 7.49, 319.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.73, 15.537, 19.306)`
Decimal	`7629686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746B76, 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 #746B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #746B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746b76; }
.text { color: #746b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 107 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746b76, #766b73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #746B76?: #746B76 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746B76?: The RGB value is 116, 107, 118: 116 red, 107 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746B76?: The complementary color is #6D766B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746B76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.