Information about #742E5E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #742E5E belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(116, 46, 94) (45.5% red, 18% green, 36.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 27 / 9 / 55 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored romantic rose, #742E5E holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Byzantium (#702963). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Belladonna (#772C68) and Sassy (#7E2A65).

In RGB terms — rgb(116, 46, 94) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #742E5E: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #742E5E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#742E5E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#742E5E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#742E5E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#742E5E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#806C7A

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Grey

#808080

#742E5E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#6E2E74

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#522E74

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#362E74

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#742E5E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#2F7545
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#2F7568
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#3B752F
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#682F75
#682F75

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#5E752F
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#2F5E75
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#75452F
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#2F7545
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#2F5E75
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#75682F
#75682F

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#2F7545
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#2F3B75
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Nearest named colors to #742E5E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Byzantium color link
Byzantium

#702963

Belladonna color link
Belladonna

#772C68

Sassy color link
Sassy

#7E2A65

Palatinate Purple color link
Palatinate Purple

#682860

Victoria Red color link
Victoria Red

#723A68

Humbec Royal Berry color link
Humbec Royal Berry

#81365A

Vine Grape color link
Vine Grape

#6D2B50

Highlight color link
Highlight

#833859

Smooch color link
Smooch

#7E2056

Boysenberry color link
Boysenberry

#873260

Seance color link
Seance

#69326E

Midnight color link
Midnight

#702670

#742E5E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#742E5E
  • RGB116, 46, 94
  • CMYK0, 27, 9, 55
  • CSSrgb(116, 46, 94)
  • HSL319°, 43%, 32%
  • HSL Precise318.857°, 43.21%, 31.765%
  • HSV319°, 60%, 45%
  • HSB319°, 60%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.180, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.180, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.180, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID742E5E
  • DECIMAL ID7614046
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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