What color is #746C78?

#746C78 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746C78?

The RGB value is 116, 108, 120: 116 red, 108 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746C78?

The complementary color is #70786C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746C78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746C78 color

#746C78 rgb(116, 108, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746C78 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 42.4% green and 47.1% blue (116, 108, 120).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#746C78 color codes

HEX	`#746C78`
RGB	`rgb(116, 108, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 42.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 10%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.7, 5.54, -5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.7, 7.83, 315.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.955, 15.794, 19.974)`
Decimal	`7629944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746C78, 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 #746C78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746C78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #746C78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746c78; }
.text { color: #746c78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746c78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 108 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746c78, #786c76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #746C78?: #746C78 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746C78?: The RGB value is 116, 108, 120: 116 red, 108 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746C78?: The complementary color is #70786C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746C78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.