Information about #474E57 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #474E57 reads as a gently muted sky-leaning azure and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Abbey (#4C4F56). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Grayish Azure (#424E59) and Mako (#444954).
The recipe behind #474E57 is rgb(71, 78, 87), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #474E57 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:66) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #474E57 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#474E57 color variations
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#474E57 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#474E57 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#474E57 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#474E57 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#474E57 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 #474E57 color
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Nearest named colors to #474E57
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4C4F56
#424E59
#444954
#414E54
#465352
#4C5356
#40505A
#424859
#425459
#484753
#465659
#484558
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#474E57
- RGB71, 78, 87
- CMYK6, 4, 0, 66
- CSSrgb(71, 78, 87)
- HSL214°, 10%, 31%
- HSL Precise213.75°, 10.127%, 30.98%
- HSV214°, 18%, 34%
- HSB214°, 18%, 34%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
- GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.306, 0.341)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.306, 0.341, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.306, 0.341)
- Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID474E57
- DECIMAL ID4673111
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
