Information about #74969A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#74969A falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(116, 150, 154) — 45.5% red, 58.8% green, 60.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 2 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted cyan, #74969A carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 almost identical to Ash Blue (#7A9598). Slightly further away sit Bluish Grey (#748B97) and Scotty Silver (#758A9C).

In RGB terms — rgb(116, 150, 154) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #74969A: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. No one has named #74969A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#74969A color variations

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

#74969A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#74969A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#74969A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#74969A 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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#74969A 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 #74969A

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

Ash Blue color link
Ash Blue

#7A9598

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

Scotty Silver color link
Scotty Silver

#758A9C

Bermuda Grey color link
Bermuda Grey

#6F8C9F

Paradise color link
Paradise

#6A9C95

Juniper color link
Juniper

#74918E

Greyish Teal color link
Greyish Teal

#719F91

Desaturated Cyan color link
Desaturated Cyan

#669999

Light Slate Gray color link
Light Slate Gray

#778899

Metamorphis color link
Metamorphis

#809D96

Bounce color link
Bounce

#679394

Abacus color link
Abacus

#768993

#74969A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74969A
  • RGB116, 150, 154
  • CMYK15, 2, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(116, 150, 154)
  • HSL186°, 16%, 53%
  • HSL Precise186.316°, 15.833%, 52.941%
  • HSV186°, 25%, 60%
  • HSB186°, 25%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.588, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.588, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.588, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID74969A
  • DECIMAL ID7640730
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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