Information about #494941 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #494941 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 73, 65) — 28.6% red, 28.6% green, 25.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 3 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #494941 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for 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 Heavy Metal (#46473E) and Deep Space (#4C4945).

The recipe behind #494941 is rgb(73, 73, 65), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #494941 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#494941 color variations

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

#494941 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#494941 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#494941 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#494941 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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#494941 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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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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Nearest named colors to #494941

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

Heavy Metal color link
Heavy Metal

#46473E

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Armadillo color link
Armadillo

#484A46

Trainspotter color link
Trainspotter

#44493F

Gravel color link
Gravel

#4A4B46

Modular Green color link
Modular Green

#4C4E3F

Mangrove color link
Mangrove

#484E45

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Dull Blue color link
Dull Blue

#4F4944

Half Fuscous Grey color link
Half Fuscous Grey

#494648

#494941 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#494941
  • RGB73, 73, 65
  • CMYK0, 0, 3, 71
  • CSSrgb(73, 73, 65)
  • HSL60°, 6%, 27%
  • HSL Precise60°, 5.797%, 27.059%
  • HSV60°, 11%, 29%
  • HSB60°, 11%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.286, 0.255)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.286, 0.255, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.286, 0.255)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID494941
  • DECIMAL ID4802881
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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