Information about #774057 color

#774057 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#774057 falls into the Rose Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(119, 64, 87) — 46.7% red, 25.1% green, 34.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 13 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #774057 reads as a mildly saturated pink-red rose and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Brownish Purple (#76424E). Slightly further away sit Cordite (#6D4658) and Deep Ruby (#843F5B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(119, 64, 87)), which gives #774057 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. #774057 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#774057 color variations

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

#774057 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #774057

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

Cordite color link
Cordite

#6D4658

Deep Ruby color link
Deep Ruby

#843F5B

Highlight color link
Highlight

#833859

Finn color link
Finn

#694554

Cosmic color link
Cosmic

#794D60

Camelot color link
Camelot

#803A4B

Spellbound color link
Spellbound

#6D4A4E

Rosy Finch color link
Rosy Finch

#7F4E52

Crossroads color link
Crossroads

#734949

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#774057
  • RGB119, 64, 87
  • CMYK0, 22, 13, 53
  • CSSrgb(119, 64, 87)
  • HSL335°, 30%, 36%
  • HSL Precise334.909°, 30.055%, 35.882%
  • HSV335°, 46%, 47%
  • HSB335°, 46%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.467, 0.251, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.467, 0.251, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.467, 0.251, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB46.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID774057
  • DECIMAL ID7815255
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01