Information about #746C6B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#746C6B falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(116, 108, 107) — 45.5% red, 42.4% green, 42% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 4 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A muted, almost neutral grey, #746C6B 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 almost identical to Smokey Gray (#726E6D). Slightly further away sit Gauntlet (#716F69) and Dark Silver (#71706E).

In RGB terms — rgb(116, 108, 107) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.1:1. #746C6B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#746C6B color variations

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

#746C6B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#ACA6A5

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#E3E1E1

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White

#FFFFFF

#746C6B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#5D5756

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#464140

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#2E2B2B

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#171515

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Black

#000000

#746C6B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#76706F

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#797473

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#7B7777

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Grey

#808080

#746C6B 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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#74706B

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#746B6E

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#746C6B 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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#6C7475
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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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#6C6F75
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#6C7571
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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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#756C6F
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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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#6C756D
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#6D6C75
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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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#74756C
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#6C7475
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#6D6C75
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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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#6F756C
#6F756C

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#6C7475
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#716C75
#716C75

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Nearest named colors to #746C6B

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

Smokey Gray color link
Smokey Gray

#726E6D

Gauntlet color link
Gauntlet

#716F69

Dark Silver color link
Dark Silver

#71706E

Innuendo color link
Innuendo

#77696F

Weathered Grey color link
Weathered Grey

#776F6F

Tarmac color link
Tarmac

#6F6F6E

Ironside Grey color link
Ironside Grey

#706E66

Quarter Gravel color link
Quarter Gravel

#71726A

Half Sidewinder color link
Half Sidewinder

#6F676C

Riverstone color link
Riverstone

#797067

Double Stack color link
Double Stack

#6F716E

Quarter Felix color link
Quarter Felix

#746765

#746C6B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#746C6B
  • RGB116, 108, 107
  • CMYK0, 3, 4, 55
  • CSSrgb(116, 108, 107)
  • HSL7°, 4%, 44%
  • HSL Precise6.667°, 4.036%, 43.725%
  • HSV7°, 8%, 45%
  • HSB7°, 8%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.424, 0.420)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.424, 0.420, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.424, 0.420)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID746C6B
  • DECIMAL ID7629931
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers320 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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