Information about #494547 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#494547 presents itself as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Fuscous Grey (#494648). Nearby in the Register you will also find Black Cow (#4C4646) and Volcanic Ash (#484849).
The recipe behind #494547 is rgb(73, 69, 71), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #494547 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #494547 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#494547 color variations
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#494547 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#494547 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#494547 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#494547 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#494547 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 #494547 color
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Nearest named colors to #494547
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#494648
#4C4646
#484849
#4B464B
#484A46
#4C4945
#4A4B46
#4B4842
#454642
#434345
#43464B
#4B4042
#494547 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#494547
- RGB73, 69, 71
- CMYK0, 2, 1, 71
- CSSrgb(73, 69, 71)
- HSL330°, 3%, 28%
- HSL Precise330°, 2.817%, 27.843%
- HSV330°, 5%, 29%
- HSB330°, 5%, 29%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.271
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.278
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.271, 0.278)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.271, 0.278, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.271, 0.278)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB27.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB27.8%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID494547
- DECIMAL ID4801863
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
