Information about #74A3AF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#74A3AF falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(116, 163, 175) — 45.5% red, 63.9% green, 68.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 23 / 5 / 0 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#74A3AF presents itself as a moderately toned aqua cyan — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Greyblue (#77A1B5). Slightly further away sit Hannah (#6DA5B4) and Awash (#739CA9).

The recipe behind #74A3AF is rgb(116, 163, 175), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #74A3AF: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#74A3AF color variations

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

#74A3AF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#74A3AF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#74A3AF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#74A3AF 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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#74A3AF 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 #74A3AF

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

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Hannah color link
Hannah

#6DA5B4

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Crystal Blue color link
Crystal Blue

#68A0B0

Grayish Cerulean color link
Grayish Cerulean

#7D9EA8

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Blue Moon color link
Blue Moon

#7296AB

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Tradewind color link
Tradewind

#6DAFA7

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

#74A3AF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74A3AF
  • RGB116, 163, 175
  • CMYK23, 5, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(116, 163, 175)
  • HSL192°, 27%, 57%
  • HSL Precise192.203°, 26.941%, 57.059%
  • HSV192°, 34%, 69%
  • HSB192°, 34%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.639, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.639, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.639, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID74A3AF
  • DECIMAL ID7644079
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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