Information about #74888A color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #74888A reads as a quiet, subdued grey and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Alexandra's Eyes (#73888C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Regent Grey (#798488) and Gumbo (#718F8A).
In RGB terms — rgb(116, 136, 138) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #74888A: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #74888A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#74888A color variations
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#74888A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#74888A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#74888A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#74888A color hues
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#74888A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #74888A color
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Nearest named colors to #74888A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#73888C
#798488
#718F8A
#6F828A
#718187
#768993
#74918E
#718894
#708090
#7E848B
#738595
#7A7F85
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#74888A
- RGB116, 136, 138
- CMYK9, 1, 0, 46
- CSSrgb(116, 136, 138)
- HSL185°, 9%, 50%
- HSL Precise185.455°, 8.661%, 49.804%
- HSV185°, 16%, 54%
- HSB185°, 16%, 54%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.533, 0.541)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.533, 0.541, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.533, 0.541)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID74888A
- DECIMAL ID7637130
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
