Information about #74696B color

#74696B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#74696B falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(116, 105, 107) — 45.5% red, 41.2% green, 42% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 4 / 55. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #74696B carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Innuendo (#77696F). Slightly further away sit Half Sidewinder (#6F676C) and Smokey Gray (#726E6D).

The recipe behind #74696B is rgb(116, 105, 107), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #74696B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#74696B color variations

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

#74696B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#74696B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#74696B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#74696B 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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#74696B 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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#687073
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#68736C
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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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#736870
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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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#6A7368
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#686A73
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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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#737168
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#686A73
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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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#707368
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#6C6873
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Nearest named colors to #74696B

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

Quarter Felix color link
Quarter Felix

#746765

Gauntlet color link
Gauntlet

#716F69

Eighth Barista color link
Eighth Barista

#746466

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

Cloudy Gray color link
Cloudy Gray

#6D6968

Weathered Grey color link
Weathered Grey

#776F6F

Ironside Grey color link
Ironside Grey

#706E66

Dark Silver color link
Dark Silver

#71706E

Tarmac color link
Tarmac

#6F6F6E

#74696B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74696B
  • RGB116, 105, 107
  • CMYK0, 4, 4, 55
  • CSSrgb(116, 105, 107)
  • HSL349°, 5%, 43%
  • HSL Precise349.091°, 4.977%, 43.333%
  • HSV349°, 9%, 45%
  • HSB349°, 9%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.412, 0.420)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.412, 0.420, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.412, 0.420)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID74696B
  • DECIMAL ID7629163
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers310 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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