Information about #484749 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#484749 falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 71, 73) — 28.2% red, 27.8% green, 28.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 0 / 71. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #484749 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Volcanic Ash (#484849). Slightly further away sit Half Fuscous Grey (#494648) and Thriller (#4B464B).

The recipe behind #484749 is rgb(72, 71, 73), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #484749: 9.2:1 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. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#484749 color variations

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

#484749 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#484749 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#484749 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#484749 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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#484749 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.

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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.

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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 #484749

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

Volcanic Ash color link
Volcanic Ash

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Half Fuscous Grey color link
Half Fuscous Grey

#494648

Thriller color link
Thriller

#4B464B

Armadillo color link
Armadillo

#484A46

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Gravel color link
Gravel

#4A4B46

Mollusc color link
Mollusc

#43464B

Tuna color link
Tuna

#46494E

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Cathedral color link
Cathedral

#4B4D4A

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Half Nocturnal color link
Half Nocturnal

#434345

#484749 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#484749
  • RGB72, 71, 73
  • CMYK0, 1, 0, 71
  • CSSrgb(72, 71, 73)
  • HSL270°, 1%, 28%
  • HSL Precise270°, 1.389%, 28.235%
  • HSV270°, 3%, 29%
  • HSB270°, 3%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.278, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.278, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.278, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID484749
  • DECIMAL ID4736841
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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