Information about #4A4B4E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4A4B4E is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(74, 75, 78) — 29% red, 29.4% green, 30.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 1 / 0 / 69. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #4A4B4E holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Everest (#4C4850). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Shadowy Lavender (#4E4A4E) and Tuna (#46494E).

The recipe behind #4A4B4E is rgb(74, 75, 78), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #4A4B4E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), 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.

#4A4B4E color variations

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

#4A4B4E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#4A4B4E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#4A4B4E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#4A4B4E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Shadowy Lavender

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#4A4B4E 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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Rampart

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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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Rampart

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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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Rampart

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Nearest named colors to #4A4B4E

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

Shadowy Lavender color link
Shadowy Lavender

#4E4A4E

Tuna color link
Tuna

#46494E

Cathedral color link
Cathedral

#4B4D4A

Thunder color link
Thunder

#4D4D4B

be Supernormal. Charcoal color link
be Supernormal. Charcoal

#4E4E4F

Thriller color link
Thriller

#4B464B

Volcanic Ash color link
Volcanic Ash

#484849

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Gun Powder color link
Gun Powder

#484753

Gray Wolf color link
Gray Wolf

#504A4B

Rampart color link
Rampart

#4F4E4A

#4A4B4E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A4B4E
  • RGB74, 75, 78
  • CMYK2, 1, 0, 69
  • CSSrgb(74, 75, 78)
  • HSL225°, 3%, 30%
  • HSL Precise225°, 2.632%, 29.804%
  • HSV225°, 5%, 31%
  • HSB225°, 5%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.294, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.294, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.294, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4A4B4E
  • DECIMAL ID4868942
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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