What color is #746F73?

#746F73 is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746F73?

The RGB value is 116, 111, 115: 116 red, 111 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746F73?

The complementary color is #6F7470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746F73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746F73 color

#746F73 rgb(116, 111, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #746F73 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 43.5% green and 45.1% blue (116, 111, 115).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 2% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Paris Paving (#737274), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#746F73 color codes

HEX	`#746F73`
RGB	`rgb(116, 111, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 43.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 2%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 4%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.39, 2.73, -1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.39, 3.13, 330.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.981, 16.32, 18.524)`
Decimal	`7630707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746F73, 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 #746F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746F73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #746F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746f73; }
.text { color: #746f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 111 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746f73, #746f71); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #746F73?: #746F73 is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746F73?: The RGB value is 116, 111, 115: 116 red, 111 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746F73?: The complementary color is #6F7470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746F73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.