Information about #4A575D color

#4A575D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4A575D falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(74, 87, 93) — 29% red, 34.1% green, 36.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 2 / 0 / 64. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned sky-leaning azure, #4A575D occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Compass (#4B5761). Slightly further away sit Balderdash (#465659) and Fiord (#4B5A62).

The recipe behind #4A575D is rgb(74, 87, 93), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:64), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4A575D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4A575D color variations

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#4A575D 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 #4A575D

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

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

Balderdash color link
Balderdash

#465659

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

San Juan color link
San Juan

#445761

Jimmy Dean color link
Jimmy Dean

#51535D

Trout color link
Trout

#4C5356

Timekeeper color link
Timekeeper

#41595A

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A575D
  • RGB74, 87, 93
  • CMYK7, 2, 0, 64
  • CSSrgb(74, 87, 93)
  • HSL199°, 11%, 33%
  • HSL Precise198.947°, 11.377%, 32.745%
  • HSV199°, 20%, 36%
  • HSB199°, 20%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.341, 0.365)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.341, 0.365, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.341, 0.365)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4A575D
  • DECIMAL ID4872029
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01