Information about #494341 color

#494341 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #494341 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 67, 65) — 28.6% red, 26.3% green, 25.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 3 / 71. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#494341 presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Velocity (#4B4042). Nearby in the Register you will also find Double Sidewinder (#473F40) and Tiri (#46413E).

The recipe behind #494341 is rgb(73, 67, 65), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #494341 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #494341 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#494341 color variations

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

#494341 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#494341 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#494341 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#494341 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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#494341 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 #494341

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

Velocity color link
Velocity

#4B4042

Double Sidewinder color link
Double Sidewinder

#473F40

Tiri color link
Tiri

#46413E

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Relic color link
Relic

#4B4842

Heavy Metal color link
Heavy Metal

#46473E

Earth Black color link
Earth Black

#49433B

Black Eel color link
Black Eel

#463E3F

Windswept color link
Windswept

#434141

Space Shuttle color link
Space Shuttle

#4B433B

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Half Nocturnal color link
Half Nocturnal

#434345

#494341 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#494341
  • RGB73, 67, 65
  • CMYK0, 2, 3, 71
  • CSSrgb(73, 67, 65)
  • HSL15°, 6%, 27%
  • HSL Precise15°, 5.797%, 27.059%
  • HSV15°, 11%, 29%
  • HSB15°, 11%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.263
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.263, 0.255)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.263, 0.255, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.263, 0.255)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID494341
  • DECIMAL ID4801345
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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