Information about #49444B color
Basic facts about this digital color
#49444B presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Thriller (#4B464B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Fuscous Grey (#494648) and Volcanic Ash (#484849).
In RGB terms — rgb(73, 68, 75) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #49444B: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #49444B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#49444B color variations
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#49444B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#49444B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#49444B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#49444B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#49444B 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 #49444B color
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Nearest named colors to #49444B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4B464B
#494648
#484849
#4C4646
#43464B
#46494E
#45404F
#4C4850
#4F484B
#504349
#484A46
#4C3D4E
#49444B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#49444B
- RGB73, 68, 75
- CMYK1, 3, 0, 71
- CSSrgb(73, 68, 75)
- HSL283°, 5%, 28%
- HSL Precise282.857°, 4.895%, 28.039%
- HSV283°, 9%, 29%
- HSB283°, 9%, 29%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.267
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.267, 0.294)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.267, 0.294, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.267, 0.294)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB26.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID49444B
- DECIMAL ID4801611
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
