Information about #484649 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#484649 falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 70, 73) — 28.2% red, 27.5% green, 28.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 0 / 71. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #484649 reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Fuscous Grey (#494648). Nearby in the Register you will also find Volcanic Ash (#484849) and Thriller (#4B464B).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 70, 73) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #484649 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#484649 color variations

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

#484649 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#484649 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#484649 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#484649 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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#484649 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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Half Fuscous Grey

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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 #484649

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

Half Fuscous Grey color link
Half Fuscous Grey

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Volcanic Ash color link
Volcanic Ash

#484849

Thriller color link
Thriller

#4B464B

Armadillo color link
Armadillo

#484A46

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Mollusc color link
Mollusc

#43464B

Gravel color link
Gravel

#4A4B46

Tuna color link
Tuna

#46494E

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Half Nocturnal color link
Half Nocturnal

#434345

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

#484649 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#484649
  • RGB72, 70, 73
  • CMYK0, 1, 0, 71
  • CSSrgb(72, 70, 73)
  • HSL280°, 2%, 28%
  • HSL Precise280°, 2.098%, 28.039%
  • HSV280°, 4%, 29%
  • HSB280°, 4%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.275, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.275, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.275, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID484649
  • DECIMAL ID4736585
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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