Granite Color

#746a5e

Granite is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #8b95a1
Complementary Color #5d6774
Color Shade: orange (32.73° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.18% (better contrasting with white)
Granite Color Sample
Granite Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #746a5e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Granite Color. The Sandalwood Tan color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Fungi (#8f8177) for more calm effect. Try Jet Fuel as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5d6774 is the best complementary color to Granite. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #746a5e complementary color is Shuttle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pablo are #745f5d and #72745d. Thus found on the left and right of #746a5e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Russett and Kokoda colors as they work well with Granite.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Granite palette consists of #5e5d74 and #5d7274 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d6774). Try Comet and Nevada colors in combination with #746a5e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #746a5e offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Granite. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Granite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Finlandia, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #746a5e square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Granite tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5d6774) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d746a and #745d67.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #746a5e is made of 37% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Granite has a hue angle of 32.73°, a saturation of 10.48% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #746a5e is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 54.51% black ink.

HEX #746a5e
RGB Decimal rgb(116,106,94)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 3.92, 8.63, 54.51
HSL hsl(32.73,10.48%,41.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.73,18.97%,45.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.3994,1.7542,8.157)
XYZ xyz(14.3769,14.8292,12.6943)
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