Information about #74828C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#74828C presents itself as a muted, almost neutral grey — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Steel Grey (#6F828A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bluff (#718187) and Slate Gray (#708090).
In RGB terms — rgb(116, 130, 140) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#74828C color variations
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#74828C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#74828C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#74828C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#74828C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#74828C 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 #74828C color
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Nearest named colors to #74828C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#6F828A
#718187
#708090
#73888C
#798488
#738595
#7A7F85
#768993
#7E848B
#718894
#6B8393
#777887
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#74828C
- RGB116, 130, 140
- CMYK9, 4, 0, 45
- CSSrgb(116, 130, 140)
- HSL205°, 9%, 50%
- HSL Precise205°, 9.449%, 50.196%
- HSV205°, 17%, 55%
- HSB205°, 17%, 55%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.510
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.510, 0.549)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.510, 0.549, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.510, 0.549)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB51%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID74828C
- DECIMAL ID7635596
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
