Information about #4A4740 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #4A4740 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(74, 71, 64) (29% red, 27.8% green, 25.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 1 / 4 / 71 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #4A4740 holds a balanced mid-tone. 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 practically indistinguishable from Relic (#4B4842). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Heavy Metal (#46473E) and Tuatara (#454642).

The recipe behind #4A4740 is rgb(74, 71, 64), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4A4740: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4A4740 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4A4740 color variations

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

#4A4740 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#4A4740 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Triple Dune

#3A3833
#2C2A26

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#1D1C19

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Black

#000000

#4A4740 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#55524C

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#605D58

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Grey

#808080

#4A4740 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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#494240

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#4A4740 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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#42404A
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#40484A
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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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#404A47
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#47404A
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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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#434A40
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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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#404A42
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#40434A
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#4A4048
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Nearest named colors to #4A4740

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

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Trainspotter color link
Trainspotter

#44493F

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Space Shuttle color link
Space Shuttle

#4B433B

Earth Black color link
Earth Black

#49433B

Dull Blue color link
Dull Blue

#4F4944

Armadillo color link
Armadillo

#484A46

Nest Egg color link
Nest Egg

#4D453A

Gravel color link
Gravel

#4A4B46

#4A4740 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A4740
  • RGB74, 71, 64
  • CMYK0, 1, 4, 71
  • CSSrgb(74, 71, 64)
  • HSL42°, 7%, 27%
  • HSL Precise42°, 7.246%, 27.059%
  • HSV42°, 14%, 29%
  • HSB42°, 14%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.278, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.278, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.278, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4A4740
  • DECIMAL ID4867904
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers323 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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