Information about #4A414A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4A414A is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(74, 65, 74) — 29% red, 25.5% green, 29% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 0 / 71. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A muted, almost neutral grey, #4A414A sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Thriller (#4B464B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Half Fuscous Grey (#494648) and Bossanova (#4C3D4E).

In RGB terms — rgb(74, 65, 74) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4A414A color variations

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#4A414A 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 #4A414A

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

Bossanova color link
Bossanova

#4C3D4E

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Purple Taupe color link
Purple Taupe

#50404D

Warlord color link
Warlord

#45404F

Volcanic Ash color link
Volcanic Ash

#484849

Velocity color link
Velocity

#4B4042

Mollusc color link
Mollusc

#43464B

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A414A
  • RGB74, 65, 74
  • CMYK0, 4, 0, 71
  • CSSrgb(74, 65, 74)
  • HSL300°, 6%, 27%
  • HSL Precise300°, 6.475%, 27.255%
  • HSV300°, 12%, 29%
  • HSB300°, 12%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.255, 0.290)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.255, 0.290, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.255, 0.290)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4A414A
  • DECIMAL ID4866378
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01