Information about #494351 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A muted, almost neutral grey, #494351 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gun Powder (#484753). Slightly further away sit Warlord (#45404F) and Everest (#4C4850).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(73, 67, 81)), which gives #494351 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #494351 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#494351 color variations
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#494351 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#494351 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#494351 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#494351 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#494351 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 #494351 color
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Nearest named colors to #494351
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#484753
#45404F
#4C4850
#4B464B
#504351
#46494E
#4C3D4E
#484558
#484259
#444954
#50404D
#43464B
#494351 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#494351
- RGB73, 67, 81
- CMYK3, 5, 0, 68
- CSSrgb(73, 67, 81)
- HSL266°, 9%, 29%
- HSL Precise265.714°, 9.459%, 29.02%
- HSV266°, 17%, 32%
- HSB266°, 17%, 32%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.263
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.263, 0.318)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.263, 0.318, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.263, 0.318)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB26.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID494351
- DECIMAL ID4801361
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
