Information about #747E81 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#747E81 presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Storm Grey (#747880). Its next-closest registered neighbors are AuroMetalSaurus (#6E7F80) and Eighth Tuna (#7A7F85).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(116, 126, 129)), which gives #747E81 its character. If you plan to put text on a #747E81 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#747E81 color variations
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#747E81 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#747E81 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#747E81 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#747E81 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#747E81 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 #747E81 color
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Nearest named colors to #747E81
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#747880
#6E7F80
#7A7F85
#718187
#73787C
#7C7E7E
#777887
#7C817C
#7D7F7C
#798488
#78857A
#79867C
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#747E81
- RGB116, 126, 129
- CMYK5, 1, 0, 49
- CSSrgb(116, 126, 129)
- HSL194°, 5%, 48%
- HSL Precise193.846°, 5.306%, 48.039%
- HSV194°, 10%, 51%
- HSB194°, 10%, 51%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.494
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.494, 0.506)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.494, 0.506, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.494, 0.506)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID747E81
- DECIMAL ID7634561
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
