Information about #494644 color

#494644 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#494644 falls into the Orange Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 70, 68) — 28.6% red, 27.5% green, 26.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 2 / 71. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #494644 reads as a softly muted neutral grey and 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 a hair away from Relic (#4B4842). Slightly further away sit Black Cow (#4C4646) and Half Fuscous Grey (#494648).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(73, 70, 68)), which gives #494644 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #494644 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#494644 color variations

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

#494644 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#494644 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#2C2A29

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Black

#000000

#494644 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#494644 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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#494644 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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#45454A
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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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#484A45
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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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#45484A
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#4A454A
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Nearest named colors to #494644

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

Relic color link
Relic

#4B4842

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Half Fuscous Grey color link
Half Fuscous Grey

#494648

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Armadillo color link
Armadillo

#484A46

Gravel color link
Gravel

#4A4B46

Volcanic Ash color link
Volcanic Ash

#484849

Velocity color link
Velocity

#4B4042

Dull Blue color link
Dull Blue

#4F4944

Half Nocturnal color link
Half Nocturnal

#434345

Heavy Metal color link
Heavy Metal

#46473E

#494644 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#494644
  • RGB73, 70, 68
  • CMYK0, 1, 2, 71
  • CSSrgb(73, 70, 68)
  • HSL24°, 4%, 28%
  • HSL Precise24°, 3.546%, 27.647%
  • HSV24°, 7%, 29%
  • HSB24°, 7%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.275, 0.267)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.275, 0.267, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.275, 0.267)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID494644
  • DECIMAL ID4802116
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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