Information about #473E41 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#473E41 is a softly muted balanced grey tone that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Double Sidewinder (#473F40). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Black Eel (#463E3F) and Light Year (#463C42).
The recipe behind #473E41 is rgb(71, 62, 65), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #473E41 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.0:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:72) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #473E41 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#473E41 color variations
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#473E41 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#473E41 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#473E41 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#473E41 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#473E41 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 #473E41 color
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Nearest named colors to #473E41
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#473F40
#463E3F
#463C42
#463D3E
#453C43
#46413E
#4B4042
#434141
#43403C
#483C3A
#434345
#4D3E3C
#473E41 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#473E41
- RGB71, 62, 65
- CMYK0, 4, 2, 72
- CSSrgb(71, 62, 65)
- HSL340°, 7%, 26%
- HSL Precise340°, 6.767%, 26.078%
- HSV340°, 13%, 28%
- HSB340°, 13%, 28%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
- GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.243, 0.255)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.243, 0.255, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.243, 0.255)
- Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID473E41
- DECIMAL ID4668993
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers318 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
