Information about #404A46 color

#404A46 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#404A46 falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(64, 74, 70) — 25.1% red, 29% green, 27.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 2 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #404A46 reads as a muted, almost neutral grey and sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 Canyon (#434E46). Nearby in the Register you will also find Middle Earth (#434E43) and Outer Space (#414A4C).

In RGB terms — rgb(64, 74, 70) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#404A46 color variations

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

#404A46 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #404A46

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

Canyon color link
Canyon

#434E46

Middle Earth color link
Middle Earth

#434E43

Outer Space color link
Outer Space

#414A4C

Mica color link
Mica

#3C4543

Mollusc color link
Mollusc

#43464B

Hauraki color link
Hauraki

#3A4D49

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Armadillo color link
Armadillo

#484A46

Trainspotter color link
Trainspotter

#44493F

Volcanic Ash color link
Volcanic Ash

#484849

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#404A46
  • RGB64, 74, 70
  • CMYK4, 0, 2, 71
  • CSSrgb(64, 74, 70)
  • HSL156°, 7%, 27%
  • HSL Precise156°, 7.246%, 27.059%
  • HSV156°, 14%, 29%
  • HSB156°, 14%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.290, 0.275)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.290, 0.275, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.290, 0.275)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID404A46
  • DECIMAL ID4213318
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01