Information about #74818B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #74818B is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 129, 139) — 45.5% red, 50.6% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 4 / 0 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued grey, #74818B sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bluff (#718187). Nearby in the Register you will also find Steel Grey (#6F828A) and Slate Gray (#708090).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(116, 129, 139)), which gives #74818B its character. If you plan to put text on a #74818B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.0:1. #74818B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#74818B color variations

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

#74818B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#74818B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#74818B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#74818B 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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#74818B 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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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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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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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
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #74818B

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

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Steel Grey color link
Steel Grey

#6F828A

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

Regent Grey color link
Regent Grey

#798488

Alexandra's Eyes color link
Alexandra's Eyes

#73888C

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Revolution color link
Revolution

#7E848B

Steel color link
Steel

#738595

Abacus color link
Abacus

#768993

Antique Navy Hue color link
Antique Navy Hue

#718894

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

#74818B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74818B
  • RGB116, 129, 139
  • CMYK9, 4, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(116, 129, 139)
  • HSL206°, 9%, 50%
  • HSL Precise206.087°, 9.02%, 50%
  • HSV206°, 17%, 55%
  • HSB206°, 17%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.506, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.506, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.506, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID74818B
  • DECIMAL ID7635339
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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