Information about #74686E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #74686E is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 104, 110) — 45.5% red, 40.8% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 2 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #74686E carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Innuendo (#77696F). Slightly further away sit Half Sidewinder (#6F676C) and Smokey Gray (#726E6D).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(116, 104, 110)), which gives #74686E its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.9:1. #74686E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#74686E color variations

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

#74686E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#74686E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#74686E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#74686E 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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#74686E 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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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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#687373
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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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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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#6E7368
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#686E73
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #74686E

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

Innuendo color link
Innuendo

#77696F

Half Sidewinder color link
Half Sidewinder

#6F676C

Smokey Gray color link
Smokey Gray

#726E6D

Weathered Grey color link
Weathered Grey

#776F6F

Rum color link
Rum

#716675

Dark Silver color link
Dark Silver

#71706E

Tarmac color link
Tarmac

#6F6F6E

Eighth Barista color link
Eighth Barista

#746466

Quarter Felix color link
Quarter Felix

#746765

Gauntlet color link
Gauntlet

#716F69

Cloudy Gray color link
Cloudy Gray

#6D6968

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

#74686E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74686E
  • RGB116, 104, 110
  • CMYK0, 5, 2, 55
  • CSSrgb(116, 104, 110)
  • HSL330°, 5%, 43%
  • HSL Precise330°, 5.455%, 43.137%
  • HSV330°, 10%, 45%
  • HSB330°, 10%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.408, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.408, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.408, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID74686E
  • DECIMAL ID7628910
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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