Information about #474043 color

#474043 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#474043 falls into the Rose Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(71, 64, 67) — 27.8% red, 25.1% green, 26.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 2 / 72. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#474043 presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Double Sidewinder (#473F40). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Velocity (#4B4042) and Light Year (#463C42).

The recipe behind #474043 is rgb(71, 64, 67), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #474043: 10.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:72), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #474043 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#474043 color variations

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

#474043 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 #474043

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

Velocity color link
Velocity

#4B4042

Light Year color link
Light Year

#463C42

Windswept color link
Windswept

#434141

Black Eel color link
Black Eel

#463E3F

Tiri color link
Tiri

#46413E

Jon color link
Jon

#463D3E

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#474043
  • RGB71, 64, 67
  • CMYK0, 3, 2, 72
  • CSSrgb(71, 64, 67)
  • HSL334°, 5%, 26%
  • HSL Precise334.286°, 5.185%, 26.471%
  • HSV334°, 10%, 28%
  • HSB334°, 10%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.263
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.251, 0.263)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.251, 0.263, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.251, 0.263)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.3%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID474043
  • DECIMAL ID4669507
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01