What color is #746E5C?

#746E5C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746E5C?

The RGB value is 116, 110, 92: 116 red, 110 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746E5C?

The complementary color is #5C6274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746E5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746E5C color

#746E5C rgb(116, 110, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746E5C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 43.1% green and 36.1% blue (116, 110, 92).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#746E5C color codes

HEX	`#746E5C`
RGB	`rgb(116, 110, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 43.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.5, -0.93, 10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.5, 10.93, 94.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.71, 15.638, 12.367)`
Decimal	`7630428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746E5C, 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 #746E5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746E5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #746E5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746e5c; }
.text { color: #746e5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746e5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 110 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746e5c, #6e745c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #746E5C?: #746E5C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746E5C?: The RGB value is 116, 110, 92: 116 red, 110 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746E5C?: The complementary color is #5C6274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746E5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.