Information about #4A3942 color

#4A3942 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4A3942 is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(74, 57, 66) — 29% red, 22.4% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 3 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained rose, #4A3942 sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 Light Year (#463C42). Nearby in the Register you will also find Chocolate Lounge (#453C43) and Jon (#463D3E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(74, 57, 66)), which gives #4A3942 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 10.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.0:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #4A3942 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#4A3942 color variations

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#4A3942 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 #4A3942

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

Light Year color link
Light Year

#463C42

Jon color link
Jon

#463D3E

Black Eel color link
Black Eel

#463E3F

Velocity color link
Velocity

#4B4042

Dark Puce color link
Dark Puce

#4F3A3C

Loulou color link
Loulou

#4C3347

Crater Brown color link
Crater Brown

#4D3E3C

Echo color link
Echo

#483C3A

RockrJen color link
RockrJen

#4C313E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A3942
  • RGB74, 57, 66
  • CMYK0, 7, 3, 71
  • CSSrgb(74, 57, 66)
  • HSL328°, 13%, 26%
  • HSL Precise328.235°, 12.977%, 25.686%
  • HSV328°, 23%, 29%
  • HSB328°, 23%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.224, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.224, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.224, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4A3942
  • DECIMAL ID4864322
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01