What color is #746E64?

#746E64 is a gray, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746E64?

The RGB value is 116, 110, 100: 116 red, 110 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746E64?

The complementary color is #646A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746E64?

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.

#746E64 color

#746E64 rgb(116, 110, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746E64 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 43.1% green and 39.2% blue (116, 110, 100).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#746E64 color codes

HEX	`#746E64`
RGB	`rgb(116, 110, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 43.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 14%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.69, 0.45, 6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.69, 6.43, 85.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.078, 15.785, 14.307)`
Decimal	`7630436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746E64, 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 #746E64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746E64 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 #746E64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746e64; }
.text { color: #746e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746e64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 110 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746e64, #727464); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #746E64?: #746E64 is a gray, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746E64?: The RGB value is 116, 110, 100: 116 red, 110 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746E64?: The complementary color is #646A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746E64?: 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.