What color is #746D6D?

#746D6D is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746D6D?

The RGB value is 116, 109, 109: 116 red, 109 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746D6D?

The complementary color is #6D7474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746D6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746D6D color

#746D6D rgb(116, 109, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746D6D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 42.7% green and 42.7% blue (116, 109, 109).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 3% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#746D6D color codes

HEX	`#746D6D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 109, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 42.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 3%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 6%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.65, 2.72, 0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.65, 2.89, 19.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.431, 15.755, 16.693)`
Decimal	`7630189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746D6D, 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 #746D6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746D6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #746D6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746d6d; }
.text { color: #746d6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746d6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 109 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746d6d, #74716d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #746D6D?: #746D6D is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746D6D?: The RGB value is 116, 109, 109: 116 red, 109 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746D6D?: The complementary color is #6D7474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746D6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.