What color is #746E7A?

#746E7A is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746E7A?

The RGB value is 116, 110, 122: 116 red, 110 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746E7A?

The complementary color is #747A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746E7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746E7A color

#746E7A rgb(116, 110, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746E7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 43.1% green and 47.8% blue (116, 110, 122).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#746E7A color codes

HEX	`#746E7A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 110, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 43.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 10%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.33, 4.78, -5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.33, 7.51, 309.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.291, 16.27, 20.691)`
Decimal	`7630458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746E7A, 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 #746E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #746E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746e7a; }
.text { color: #746e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 110 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746e7a, #7a6e7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #746E7A?: #746E7A is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746E7A?: The RGB value is 116, 110, 122: 116 red, 110 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746E7A?: The complementary color is #747A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746E7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.