Information about #74747E color

#74747E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #74747E belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(116, 116, 126) (45.5% red, 45.5% green, 49.4% blue), or CMYK 4 / 4 / 0 / 51 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#74747E presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one 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 almost identical to Storm Grey (#747880). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Charcoal (#73787C) and Waterloo (#727282).

In RGB terms — rgb(116, 116, 126) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #74747E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.5:1. #74747E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#74747E color variations

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

#74747E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#74747E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#5C5C63

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#45454A

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#2E2E31

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Black

#000000

#74747E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#77777D

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Grey

#808080

#74747E 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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#73767C

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#737A7C

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#737C7A

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#74747E 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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#7D7D73
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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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#787D73
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#7D7873
#7D7873

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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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#73787D
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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
#74747E
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#7D7373
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#737D73
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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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#7D737D
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#7D7D73
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#737D73
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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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#7D7378
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#7D7D73
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#737D78
#737D78

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Nearest named colors to #74747E

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

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Light Charcoal color link
Light Charcoal

#73787C

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

Raven color link
Raven

#6F747B

Trojan color link
Trojan

#757878

Mamba color link
Mamba

#766D7C

Monsoon color link
Monsoon

#7A7679

Sonic Silver color link
Sonic Silver

#757575

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Labyrinth color link
Labyrinth

#786A7F

Detroit color link
Detroit

#787774

Rolling Stone color link
Rolling Stone

#6D7876

#74747E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74747E
  • RGB116, 116, 126
  • CMYK4, 4, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(116, 116, 126)
  • HSL240°, 4%, 47%
  • HSL Precise240°, 4.132%, 47.451%
  • HSV240°, 8%, 49%
  • HSB240°, 8%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.455, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.455, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.455, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID74747E
  • DECIMAL ID7631998
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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