What color is #746D75?

#746D75 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746D75?

The RGB value is 116, 109, 117: 116 red, 109 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746D75?

The complementary color is #6E756D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746D75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746D75 color

#746D75 rgb(116, 109, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746D75 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 42.7% green and 45.9% blue (116, 109, 117).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#746D75 color codes

HEX	`#746D75`
RGB	`rgb(116, 109, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 42.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 7%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.89, 4.32, -3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.89, 5.54, 321.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.881, 15.935, 19.065)`
Decimal	`7630197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746D75, 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 #746D75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746D75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #746D75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746d75; }
.text { color: #746d75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746d75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 109 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746d75, #756d72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #746D75?: #746D75 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746D75?: The RGB value is 116, 109, 117: 116 red, 109 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746D75?: The complementary color is #6E756D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746D75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.