Information about #74969B color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #74969B reads as a gently muted aqua cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 Ash Blue (#7A9598). Slightly further away sit Bluish Grey (#748B97) and Bermuda Grey (#6F8C9F).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(116, 150, 155)), which gives #74969B its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. #74969B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#74969B color variations
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#74969B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#74969B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#74969B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#74969B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#74969B 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 #74969B color
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Nearest named colors to #74969B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#7A9598
#748B97
#6F8C9F
#758A9C
#6A9C95
#719F91
#74918E
#669999
#778899
#809D96
#679394
#778BA5
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#74969B
- RGB116, 150, 155
- CMYK15, 2, 0, 39
- CSSrgb(116, 150, 155)
- HSL188°, 16%, 53%
- HSL Precise187.692°, 16.318%, 53.137%
- HSV188°, 25%, 61%
- HSB188°, 25%, 61%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.588, 0.608)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.588, 0.608, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.588, 0.608)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID74969B
- DECIMAL ID7640731
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
