Information about #4B4744 color

#4B4744 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4B4744 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(75, 71, 68) — 29.4% red, 27.8% green, 26.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 3 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4B4744 presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Relic (#4B4842). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Black Cow (#4C4646) and Deep Space (#4C4945).

In RGB terms — rgb(75, 71, 68) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #4B4744 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.3:1. 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.

#4B4744 color variations

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#4B4744 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 #4B4744

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

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Dull Blue color link
Dull Blue

#4F4944

Gravel color link
Gravel

#4A4B46

Armadillo color link
Armadillo

#484A46

Volcanic Ash color link
Volcanic Ash

#484849

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Thriller color link
Thriller

#4B464B

Velocity color link
Velocity

#4B4042

Mangrove color link
Mangrove

#484E45

#4B4744 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B4744
  • RGB75, 71, 68
  • CMYK0, 2, 3, 71
  • CSSrgb(75, 71, 68)
  • HSL26°, 5%, 28%
  • HSL Precise25.714°, 4.895%, 28.039%
  • HSV26°, 9%, 29%
  • HSB26°, 9%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.278, 0.267)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.278, 0.267, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.278, 0.267)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4B4744
  • DECIMAL ID4933444
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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