Information about #49464E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #49464E is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 70, 78) — 28.6% red, 27.5% green, 30.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 3 / 0 / 69. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued grey, #49464E holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Thriller (#4B464B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Everest (#4C4850) and Tuna (#46494E).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 70, 78) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #49464E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#49464E color variations

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

#49464E 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #49464E

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

Thriller color link
Thriller

#4B464B

Everest color link
Everest

#4C4850

Tuna color link
Tuna

#46494E

Gun Powder color link
Gun Powder

#484753

Volcanic Ash color link
Volcanic Ash

#484849

Mollusc color link
Mollusc

#43464B

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Warlord color link
Warlord

#45404F

Mortar color link
Mortar

#504351

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#49464E
  • RGB73, 70, 78
  • CMYK2, 3, 0, 69
  • CSSrgb(73, 70, 78)
  • HSL263°, 5%, 29%
  • HSL Precise262.5°, 5.405%, 29.02%
  • HSV263°, 10%, 31%
  • HSB263°, 10%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.275, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.275, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.275, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID49464E
  • DECIMAL ID4802126
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01