Information about #746F80 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#746F80 is a muted, almost neutral grey that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Waterloo (#727282). Nearby in the Register you will also find Mamba (#766D7C) and Mousy Wisteria (#766980).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(116, 111, 128)), which gives #746F80 its character. If you plan to put text on a #746F80 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #746F80 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#746F80 color variations
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#746F80 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#746F80 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#746F80 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#746F80 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#746F80 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #746F80 color
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Nearest named colors to #746F80
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#727282
#766D7C
#766980
#786A7F
#6F747B
#747880
#7A687F
#73787C
#7A7679
#796878
#777887
#757878
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#746F80
- RGB116, 111, 128
- CMYK5, 7, 0, 50
- CSSrgb(116, 111, 128)
- HSL258°, 7%, 47%
- HSL Precise257.647°, 7.113%, 46.863%
- HSV258°, 13%, 50%
- HSB258°, 13%, 50%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.435, 0.502)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.435, 0.502, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.435, 0.502)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID746F80
- DECIMAL ID7630720
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
- Counting from2025-01-01



