Information about #74887C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#74887C presents itself as a muted, almost neutral grey — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Xanadu (#738678). Nearby in the Register you will also find Blue Smoke (#78857A) and Smoky Green (#79867C).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(116, 136, 124)), which gives #74887C its character. If you plan to put text on a #74887C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #74887C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#74887C color variations
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#74887C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#74887C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#74887C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#74887C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#74887C 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 #74887C color
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Nearest named colors to #74887C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#738678
#78857A
#79867C
#738276
#7E867B
#7C817C
#6E7F80
#7D7F7C
#7C7E7E
#757D75
#718187
#808782
#74887C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#74887C
- RGB116, 136, 124
- CMYK8, 0, 5, 47
- CSSrgb(116, 136, 124)
- HSL144°, 8%, 49%
- HSL Precise144°, 7.937%, 49.412%
- HSV144°, 15%, 53%
- HSB144°, 15%, 53%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.533, 0.486)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.533, 0.486, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.533, 0.486)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
- Color FamilySpring Green
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID74887C
- DECIMAL ID7637116
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
