Information about #742F60 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #742F60 reads as a confidently colored romantic rose and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. 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).
The recipe behind #742F60 is rgb(116, 47, 96), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #742F60 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#742F60 color variations
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#742F60 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#742F60 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#742F60 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#742F60 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#742F60 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #742F60 color
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Nearest named colors to #742F60
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#702963
#772C68
#7E2A65
#723A68
#682860
#81365A
#6D2B50
#74396F
#69326E
#702670
#833859
#873260
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#742F60
- RGB116, 47, 96
- CMYK0, 27, 8, 55
- CSSrgb(116, 47, 96)
- HSL317°, 42%, 32%
- HSL Precise317.391°, 42.331%, 31.961%
- HSV317°, 59%, 45%
- HSB317°, 59%, 45%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.184
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.184, 0.376)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.184, 0.376, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.184, 0.376)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB18.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID742F60
- DECIMAL ID7614304
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
