Information about #494346 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#494346 is a muted, almost neutral neutral grey that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Fuscous Grey (#494648). Slightly further away sit Black Cow (#4C4646) and Velocity (#4B4042).
The recipe behind #494346 is rgb(73, 67, 70), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #494346 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#494346 color variations
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#494346 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#494346 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#494346 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#494346 color hues
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#494346 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 #494346 color
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Nearest named colors to #494346
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#494648
#4C4646
#4B4042
#484849
#434345
#4B464B
#454642
#4B4842
#4C4945
#484A46
#473F40
#504349
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#494346
- RGB73, 67, 70
- CMYK0, 2, 1, 71
- CSSrgb(73, 67, 70)
- HSL330°, 4%, 27%
- HSL Precise330°, 4.286%, 27.451%
- HSV330°, 8%, 29%
- HSB330°, 8%, 29%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.263
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.263, 0.275)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.263, 0.275, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.263, 0.275)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB26.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID494346
- DECIMAL ID4801350
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
