Information about #74728C color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly toned deep-sea blue, #74728C feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Skeletony (#777887). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Waterloo (#727282) and Rhythm (#777696).
The recipe behind #74728C is rgb(116, 114, 140), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #74728C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.5:1. No one has named #74728C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#74728C color variations
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#74728C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#74728C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#74728C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#74728C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#74728C 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 #74728C color
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Nearest named colors to #74728C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#777887
#727282
#777696
#747880
#826D8C
#708090
#766980
#786A7F
#697D89
#7A7F85
#677583
#718187
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#74728C
- RGB116, 114, 140
- CMYK9, 10, 0, 45
- CSSrgb(116, 114, 140)
- HSL245°, 10%, 50%
- HSL Precise244.615°, 10.236%, 49.804%
- HSV245°, 19%, 55%
- HSB245°, 19%, 55%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.447, 0.549)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.447, 0.549, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.447, 0.549)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID74728C
- DECIMAL ID7631500
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
