Information about #4A7474 color

#4A7474 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4A7474 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(74, 116, 116) — 29% red, 45.5% green, 45.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 0 / 0 / 55. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#4A7474 is a calm, restrained water-like cyan that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Green Copper (#4A766E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Faded Jade (#427977) and Bismark (#486C7A).

In RGB terms — rgb(74, 116, 116) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. No one has named #4A7474 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#4A7474 color variations

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

#4A7474 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 #4A7474

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

Faded Jade color link
Faded Jade

#427977

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Green Copper color link
Green Copper

#527F76

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Vintage Teal color link
Vintage Teal

#3B7577

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A7474
  • RGB74, 116, 116
  • CMYK16, 0, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(74, 116, 116)
  • HSL180°, 22%, 37%
  • HSL Precise180°, 22.105%, 37.255%
  • HSV180°, 36%, 45%
  • HSB180°, 36%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.455, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.455, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.455, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4A7474
  • DECIMAL ID4879476
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01