#746474

Color #746474

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#746474

RGB

rgb(116, 100, 116)

HSL

hsl(300, 7.4%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 13.8%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(44.36, 9.5, -6.61)

LCH

lch(44.36, 11.57, 325.17)

OKLCH

oklch(52.4%, 0.0316, 326.11)

HWB

hwb(300, 39.2%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#647464

Analogous

#6c6474

#746474

#74646c

Triadic

#746474

#747464

#647474

Split-complementary

#746474

#6c7464

#64746c

Tetradic

#746474

#746464

#647464

#647474

Square

#746474

#746c64

#647464

#646c74

Shades

Color #746474 mixed toward black.

#615361

#4d434d

#3a323a

#272127

#131113

Tints

Color #746474 mixed toward white.

#8e7c8e

#a496a4

#bbb0bb

#d2cad2

#e8e5e8

Tones

Color #746474 mixed toward gray.

#736573

#716771

#706870

#6f696f

#6d6b6d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.82:1

White text reads better on this background (5.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6d70 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#6e6f6f · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#736d6d · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 11.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #746474;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#746474]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#746474 (#746474) is rgb(116, 100, 116) in RGB.

No, #746474 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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