Information about #474745 color

#474745 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#474745 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(71, 71, 69) — 27.8% red, 27.8% green, 27.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 1 / 72. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#474745 is a softly muted neutral grey that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Armadillo (#484A46). Slightly further away sit Half Fuscous Grey (#494648) and Tuatara (#454642).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(71, 71, 69)), which gives #474745 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. 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, #474745 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#474745 color variations

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

#474745 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#474745 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Eerie Black

#1B1B1B
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Black

#000000

#474745 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#474745 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#474745 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #474745

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

Armadillo color link
Armadillo

#484A46

Half Fuscous Grey color link
Half Fuscous Grey

#494648

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Volcanic Ash color link
Volcanic Ash

#484849

Gravel color link
Gravel

#4A4B46

Relic color link
Relic

#4B4842

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Half Nocturnal color link
Half Nocturnal

#434345

Trainspotter color link
Trainspotter

#44493F

Mangrove color link
Mangrove

#484E45

Heavy Metal color link
Heavy Metal

#46473E

#474745 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#474745
  • RGB71, 71, 69
  • CMYK0, 0, 1, 72
  • CSSrgb(71, 71, 69)
  • HSL60°, 1%, 27%
  • HSL Precise60°, 1.429%, 27.451%
  • HSV60°, 3%, 28%
  • HSB60°, 3%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.278, 0.271)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.278, 0.271, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.278, 0.271)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID474745
  • DECIMAL ID4671301
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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