Information about #494844 color

#494844 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #494844 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 72, 68) — 28.6% red, 28.2% green, 26.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 2 / 71. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #494844 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Relic (#4B4842). Slightly further away sit Armadillo (#484A46) and Deep Space (#4C4945).

The recipe behind #494844 is rgb(73, 72, 68), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #494844: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — 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.

#494844 color variations

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

#494844 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#494844 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#494844 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#494844 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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#494844 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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#46454A
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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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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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#454A46
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#45464A
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#4A4549
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Nearest named colors to #494844

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

Armadillo color link
Armadillo

#484A46

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Gravel color link
Gravel

#4A4B46

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Half Fuscous Grey color link
Half Fuscous Grey

#494648

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Volcanic Ash color link
Volcanic Ash

#484849

Dull Blue color link
Dull Blue

#4F4944

Mangrove color link
Mangrove

#484E45

Heavy Metal color link
Heavy Metal

#46473E

Trainspotter color link
Trainspotter

#44493F

#494844 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#494844
  • RGB73, 72, 68
  • CMYK0, 0, 2, 71
  • CSSrgb(73, 72, 68)
  • HSL48°, 4%, 28%
  • HSL Precise48°, 3.546%, 27.647%
  • HSV48°, 7%, 29%
  • HSB48°, 7%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.282, 0.267)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.282, 0.267, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.282, 0.267)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID494844
  • DECIMAL ID4802628
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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