#746366
Umber · medium neutral
About #746366
#746366 is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 45% red, 39% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 55% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 11.1); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #637471 — a gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #746366 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.65:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.65:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #746366?
#746366 is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 45% red, 39% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 55% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #746366?
Use white text. White on #746366 has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #746366?
Its complementary colour is #637471, and analogous partners are #74636F and #746963.