Information about #74757A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #74757A belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(116, 117, 122) — 45.5% red, 45.9% green, 47.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 2 / 0 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#74757A is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Trojan (#757878). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Charcoal (#73787C) and Sonic Silver (#757575).

The recipe behind #74757A is rgb(116, 117, 122), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #74757A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#74757A color variations

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

#74757A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#74757A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#74757A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#74757A 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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#74757A 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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#7B7475
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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 #74757A

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

Trojan color link
Trojan

#757878

Light Charcoal color link
Light Charcoal

#73787C

Sonic Silver color link
Sonic Silver

#757575

Raven color link
Raven

#6F747B

Monsoon color link
Monsoon

#7A7679

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Detroit color link
Detroit

#787774

Nickel color link
Nickel

#727472

Mamba color link
Mamba

#766D7C

Rolling Stone color link
Rolling Stone

#6D7876

Dove Grey color link
Dove Grey

#777672

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

#74757A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74757A
  • RGB116, 117, 122
  • CMYK2, 2, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(116, 117, 122)
  • HSL230°, 3%, 47%
  • HSL Precise230°, 2.521%, 46.667%
  • HSV230°, 5%, 48%
  • HSB230°, 5%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.459, 0.478)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.459, 0.478, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.459, 0.478)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID74757A
  • DECIMAL ID7632250
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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