Information about #474941 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#474941 is a quiet, subdued grey that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Trainspotter (#44493F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tuatara (#454642) and Heavy Metal (#46473E).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(71, 73, 65)), which gives #474941 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #474941: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #474941 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#474941 color variations
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#474941 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#474941 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#474941 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#474941 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#474941 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 #474941 color
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Nearest named colors to #474941
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#44493F
#454642
#46473E
#4B4842
#484A46
#4A4B46
#4C4945
#484E45
#434E43
#4C4E3F
#4C4646
#494648
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#474941
- RGB71, 73, 65
- CMYK1, 0, 3, 71
- CSSrgb(71, 73, 65)
- HSL75°, 6%, 27%
- HSL Precise75°, 5.797%, 27.059%
- HSV75°, 11%, 29%
- HSB75°, 11%, 29%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
- GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.286, 0.255)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.286, 0.255, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.286, 0.255)
- Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID474941
- DECIMAL ID4671809
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
