Information about #747878 color

#747878 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#747878 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 120, 120) — 45.5% red, 47.1% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 0 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #747878 reads as a quiet, subdued grey and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Trojan (#757878). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Charcoal (#73787C) and Sonic Silver (#757575).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(116, 120, 120)), which gives #747878 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #747878: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #747878 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#747878 color variations

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

#747878 color tints

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

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#C6C9C9

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White

#FFFFFF

#747878 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#5B5F5F

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#444747

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Black

#000000

#747878 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#757979

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#777A7A

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Grey

#808080

#747878 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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#727775

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#727773

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#737772

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#747878 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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#787373
#787373

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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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#787573
#787573

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#787375
#787375

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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
#737578
#737578

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#737875
#737875

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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
#747878
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#787378
#787378

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#787873
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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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#737378
#737378

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#787373
#787373

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#787873
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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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#757378
#757378

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#787373
#787373

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#757873
#757873

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Nearest named colors to #747878

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

Trojan color link
Trojan

#757878

Light Charcoal color link
Light Charcoal

#73787C

Sonic Silver color link
Sonic Silver

#757575

Detroit color link
Detroit

#787774

Harbor Rat color link
Harbor Rat

#757D75

Monsoon color link
Monsoon

#7A7679

Triple Delta color link
Triple Delta

#787973

Montoya color link
Montoya

#777972

Dove Grey color link
Dove Grey

#777672

Raven color link
Raven

#6F747B

Rolling Stone color link
Rolling Stone

#6D7876

Nickel color link
Nickel

#727472

#747878 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#747878
  • RGB116, 120, 120
  • CMYK2, 0, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(116, 120, 120)
  • HSL180°, 2%, 46%
  • HSL Precise180°, 1.695%, 46.275%
  • HSV180°, 3%, 47%
  • HSB180°, 3%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.471, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.471, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.471, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID747878
  • DECIMAL ID7633016
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers313 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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