What color is #746F67?

#746F67 is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746F67?

The RGB value is 116, 111, 103: 116 red, 111 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746F67?

The complementary color is #676C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746F67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746F67 color

#746F67 rgb(116, 111, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746F67 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 43.5% green and 40.4% blue (116, 111, 103).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Gauntlet Gray (#78736E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#746F67 color codes

HEX	`#746F67`
RGB	`rgb(116, 111, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 43.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 11%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.05, 0.41, 5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.05, 5.16, 85.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.335, 16.061, 15.122)`
Decimal	`7630695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746F67, 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 #746F67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746F67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #746F67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746f67; }
.text { color: #746f67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746f67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 111 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746f67, #737467); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #746F67?: #746F67 is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746F67?: The RGB value is 116, 111, 103: 116 red, 111 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746F67?: The complementary color is #676C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746F67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.