Information about #474742 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#474742 presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — 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 almost identical to Tuatara (#454642). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Heavy Metal (#46473E) and Relic (#4B4842).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(71, 71, 66)), which gives #474742 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #474742: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:72) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #474742 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#474742 color variations
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#474742 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#474742 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#474742 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#474742 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#474742 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 #474742 color
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Nearest named colors to #474742
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#454642
#46473E
#4B4842
#44493F
#484A46
#4C4945
#434345
#494648
#4A4B46
#4C4646
#484849
#434141
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#474742
- RGB71, 71, 66
- CMYK0, 0, 2, 72
- CSSrgb(71, 71, 66)
- HSL60°, 4%, 27%
- HSL Precise60°, 3.65%, 26.863%
- HSV60°, 7%, 28%
- HSB60°, 7%, 28%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
- GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.278, 0.259)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.278, 0.259, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.278, 0.259)
- Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID474742
- DECIMAL ID4671298
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
