Information about #74677A color

#74677A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#74677A falls into the Violet Color FamilyDesaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 103, 122) — 45.5% red, 40.4% green, 47.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 7 / 0 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#74677A is a quiet, subdued grey that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Old Lavender (#796878). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rum (#716675) and Mousy Wisteria (#766980).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(116, 103, 122)), which gives #74677A its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #74677A: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #74677A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#74677A color variations

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

#74677A 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 #74677A

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

Old Lavender color link
Old Lavender

#796878

Rum color link
Rum

#716675

Mamba color link
Mamba

#766D7C

Labyrinth color link
Labyrinth

#786A7F

Innuendo color link
Innuendo

#77696F

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

Raven color link
Raven

#6F747B

Empress color link
Empress

#7C7173

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74677A
  • RGB116, 103, 122
  • CMYK2, 7, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(116, 103, 122)
  • HSL281°, 8%, 44%
  • HSL Precise281.053°, 8.444%, 44.118%
  • HSV281°, 16%, 48%
  • HSB281°, 16%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.404
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.404, 0.478)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.404, 0.478, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.404, 0.478)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID74677A
  • DECIMAL ID7628666
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01