What color is #746F5B?

#746F5B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746F5B?

The RGB value is 116, 111, 91: 116 red, 111 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746F5B?

The complementary color is #5B6074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746F5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746F5B color

#746F5B rgb(116, 111, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746F5B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 43.5% green and 35.7% blue (116, 111, 91).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#746F5B color codes

HEX	`#746F5B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 111, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 43.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.76, -1.67, 11.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.76, 11.97, 98.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.775, 15.837, 12.174)`
Decimal	`7630683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746F5B, 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 #746F5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746F5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #746F5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746f5b; }
.text { color: #746f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746f5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 111 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746f5b, #6d745b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #746F5B?: #746F5B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746F5B?: The RGB value is 116, 111, 91: 116 red, 111 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746F5B?: The complementary color is #5B6074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746F5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.