Information about #74777D color

#74777D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #74777D belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(116, 119, 125) (45.5% red, 46.7% green, 49% blue), or CMYK 4 / 2 / 0 / 51 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #74777D feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Charcoal (#73787C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Storm Grey (#747880) and Trojan (#757878).

In RGB terms — rgb(116, 119, 125) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #74777D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#74777D color variations

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

#74777D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#74777D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#74777D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#74777D 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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#74777D 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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#7D7376
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#767D73
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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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#737D75
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Nearest named colors to #74777D

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

Light Charcoal color link
Light Charcoal

#73787C

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Trojan color link
Trojan

#757878

Raven color link
Raven

#6F747B

Monsoon color link
Monsoon

#7A7679

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

Sonic Silver color link
Sonic Silver

#757575

Detroit color link
Detroit

#787774

Rolling Stone color link
Rolling Stone

#6D7876

Harbor Rat color link
Harbor Rat

#757D75

Mamba color link
Mamba

#766D7C

AuroMetalSaurus color link
AuroMetalSaurus

#6E7F80

#74777D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74777D
  • RGB116, 119, 125
  • CMYK4, 2, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(116, 119, 125)
  • HSL220°, 4%, 47%
  • HSL Precise220°, 3.734%, 47.255%
  • HSV220°, 7%, 49%
  • HSB220°, 7%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.467, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.467, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.467, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB46.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID74777D
  • DECIMAL ID7632765
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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