Information about #494850 color

#494850 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#494850 falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 72, 80) — 28.6% red, 28.2% green, 31.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 3 / 0 / 69. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#494850 is a quiet, subdued grey 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 practically indistinguishable from Everest (#4C4850). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gun Powder (#484753) and Tuna (#46494E).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 72, 80) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #494850: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #494850 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#494850 color variations

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

#494850 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 #494850

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

Everest color link
Everest

#4C4850

Gun Powder color link
Gun Powder

#484753

Tuna color link
Tuna

#46494E

Thriller color link
Thriller

#4B464B

Mako color link
Mako

#444954

Volcanic Ash color link
Volcanic Ash

#484849

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Mollusc color link
Mollusc

#43464B

Cathedral color link
Cathedral

#4B4D4A

Quartz color link
Quartz

#51484F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#494850
  • RGB73, 72, 80
  • CMYK3, 3, 0, 69
  • CSSrgb(73, 72, 80)
  • HSL248°, 5%, 30%
  • HSL Precise247.5°, 5.263%, 29.804%
  • HSV248°, 10%, 31%
  • HSB248°, 10%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.282, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.282, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.282, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID494850
  • DECIMAL ID4802640
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01