Information about #746B78 color

#746B78 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#746B78 falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(116, 107, 120) — 45.5% red, 42% green, 47.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 5 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#746B78 presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mamba (#766D7C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Old Lavender (#796878) and Rum (#716675).

The recipe behind #746B78 is rgb(116, 107, 120), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #746B78: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #746B78 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#746B78 color variations

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

#746B78 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 #746B78

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

Mamba color link
Mamba

#766D7C

Old Lavender color link
Old Lavender

#796878

Rum color link
Rum

#716675

Labyrinth color link
Labyrinth

#786A7F

Innuendo color link
Innuendo

#77696F

Sonic Silver color link
Sonic Silver

#757575

Raven color link
Raven

#6F747B

Nickel color link
Nickel

#727472

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#746B78
  • RGB116, 107, 120
  • CMYK2, 5, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(116, 107, 120)
  • HSL282°, 6%, 45%
  • HSL Precise281.538°, 5.727%, 44.51%
  • HSV282°, 11%, 47%
  • HSB282°, 11%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.420, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.420, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.420, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID746B78
  • DECIMAL ID7629688
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01