What color is #746D6E?

#746D6E is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746D6E?

The RGB value is 116, 109, 110: 116 red, 109 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746D6E?

The complementary color is #6D7473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746D6E?

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.

#746D6E color

#746D6E rgb(116, 109, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746D6E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 42.7% green and 43.1% blue (116, 109, 110).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 3% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 5% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#746D6E color codes

HEX	`#746D6E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 109, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 42.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 3%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 6%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 5%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.68, 2.91, 0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.68, 2.94, 8.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.485, 15.776, 16.978)`
Decimal	`7630190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746D6E, 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 #746D6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746D6E 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 #746D6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746d6e; }
.text { color: #746d6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746d6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 109 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746d6e, #746f6d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #746D6E?: #746D6E is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746D6E?: The RGB value is 116, 109, 110: 116 red, 109 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746D6E?: The complementary color is #6D7473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746D6E?: 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.