Information about #74758C color

#74758C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #74758C is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 117, 140) — 45.5% red, 45.9% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 9 / 0 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #74758C sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Skeletony (#777887). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rhythm (#777696) and Waterloo (#727282).

The recipe behind #74758C is rgb(116, 117, 140), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#74758C color variations

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#74758C 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 #74758C

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

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Rhythm color link
Rhythm

#777696

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Steel Grey color link
Steel Grey

#6F828A

Stained Red color link
Stained Red

#78779B

Grey Purple color link
Grey Purple

#826D8C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74758C
  • RGB116, 117, 140
  • CMYK9, 9, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(116, 117, 140)
  • HSL238°, 9%, 50%
  • HSL Precise237.5°, 9.449%, 50.196%
  • HSV238°, 17%, 55%
  • HSB238°, 17%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.459, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.459, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.459, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID74758C
  • DECIMAL ID7632268
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01