Forthright Brook under Stretching

#746c6c RGB(116,108,108)

About this color

Forthright Brook under Stretching carries its coordinates at #746c6c: a medium-dark grey with achromatic saturation.

#746c6cRGB(116, 108, 108)

HSL 0° · 4% saturation · 44% lightness

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Psychology

Grey at this lightness feels contemporary and considered — a designer's reliable foundation.

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History

Grey has long been the colour of stone, ash, and iron — the visual register of the industrial city, the winter sky, and the understated suit.

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Design use

Practically, this medium-dark grey is comfortable as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, grey works with almost everything — precisely because it does not compete. Pair it with a single strong accent colour to create clarity, or layer grey tones alone for studied minimalism.

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Color formats

Name
Forthright Brook under Stretching
HEX
#746c6c
RGB
rgb(116,108,108)
RGB%
rgb(45.5%,42.4%,42.4%)
HSL
hsl(0,4%,44%)
HSV
hsv(0,7%,45%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,7,7,55)
LAB
lab(46,3,1)
LCH
lch(46,3,18)
sRGB
(0.455,0.424,0.424)
HEX8
#746c6cff
CSS Name
Decimal
116108108

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Color info

Lightness
44%
Saturation
4%
Hue
Chroma
3
Temperature
WarmCool
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