What color is #746C62?

#746C62 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746C62?

The RGB value is 116, 108, 98: 116 red, 108 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746C62?

The complementary color is #626A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746C62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746C62 color

#746C62 rgb(116, 108, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746C62 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 42.4% green and 38.4% blue (116, 108, 98).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#746C62 color codes

HEX	`#746C62`
RGB	`rgb(116, 108, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 42.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 16%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 16%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.07, 1.27, 6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.07, 6.84, 79.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.769, 15.32, 13.732)`
Decimal	`7629922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746C62, 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 #746C62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746C62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #746C62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746c62; }
.text { color: #746c62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746c62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 108 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746c62, #737462); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #746C62?: #746C62 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746C62?: The RGB value is 116, 108, 98: 116 red, 108 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746C62?: The complementary color is #626A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746C62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.