Information about #744E5E color

#744E5E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #744E5E is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 78, 94) — 45.5% red, 30.6% green, 36.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 9 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#744E5E presents itself as a calm, restrained romantic rose — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cosmic (#794D60). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dirty Purple (#734A65) and Dull Purple (#7F525D).

In RGB terms — rgb(116, 78, 94) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 3.0:1. No one has named #744E5E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#744E5E color variations

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#744E5E 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #744E5E

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

Cosmic color link
Cosmic

#794D60

Dirty Purple color link
Dirty Purple

#734A65

Dull Purple color link
Dull Purple

#7F525D

Cordite color link
Cordite

#6D4658

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

YSK Brown color link
YSK Brown

#735351

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Antique Red color link
Antique Red

#7D4F51

Memory color link
Memory

#7C5B63

Rosy Finch color link
Rosy Finch

#7F4E52

Finn color link
Finn

#694554

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#744E5E
  • RGB116, 78, 94
  • CMYK0, 15, 9, 55
  • CSSrgb(116, 78, 94)
  • HSL335°, 20%, 38%
  • HSL Precise334.737°, 19.588%, 38.039%
  • HSV335°, 33%, 45%
  • HSB335°, 33%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.306, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.306, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.306, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID744E5E
  • DECIMAL ID7622238
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01