What color is #746C82?

#746C82 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746C82?

The RGB value is 116, 108, 130: 116 red, 108 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746C82?

The complementary color is #7A826C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746C82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746C82 color

#746C82 rgb(116, 108, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #746C82 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 42.4% green and 51% blue (116, 108, 130).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#746C82 color codes

HEX	`#746C82`
RGB	`rgb(116, 108, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 42.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.04, 7.73, -11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.04, 13.45, 305.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.594, 16.05, 23.339)`
Decimal	`7629954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746C82, 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 #746C82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746C82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #746C82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746c82; }
.text { color: #746c82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746c82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 108 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746c82, #7f6c82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #746C82?: #746C82 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746C82?: The RGB value is 116, 108, 130: 116 red, 108 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746C82?: The complementary color is #7A826C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746C82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.